I am using Creo Elements Direct Modeling Express 6.0. I need to open 3D files I created in AutoCAD 2013. I tried importing DWG files and DXF files into Creo but without success.
When I try to open AutoCAD DWG files I first get the following message in Creo Elements: "The data must be migrated to the PTC Creo Elements/Direct annotation structure. Confirm to continue." Then I click "Continue." Then what happens is an extremely distorted version of my 3D AutoCAD drawing opens, with only a few lines and most of the drawing missing.
When I try to open an AutoCAD DXF file I sometimes get the following message: "The file Connector Piece 9zzv - 2013 - dxf.log cannot be loaded by any of the following methods: Packages, Universal MI." and then I cannot go further.
Sometimes when I try to open an AutoCAD DXF file I get a different message: "The data must be migrated to the PTC Creo Elements/Direct Annotation structure. Confirm to continue." (I think I might have been opening two different types of DXF files. The icons for the two files look different.) (This is the same message I got when trying to open the DWG files.) Then what happens is (after I click "Continue") I get a red horizontal line a quarter inch from the top of the viewing pane and there is also a purple square about 4 inches by 4 inches in size which only appears when the cursor goes over it. No recognizable part of my AutoCAD drawing appears.
In each case when the Open File dialogue box opens I set the File Type option to "All (*.*)"
How can I open my 3D AutoCAD files in Creo Elements / Direct Modeling Express?
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