Import mf1 files from other PC 1

[pesamon]

I need to open some *.mf1 files created in other computer on my PC, but when I try to import them in I-Deas NX11 it say "File not sequential"

¿What can I do to open this files? I can't open it in the original computer because it was removed.

Thank you in advance.

Pedro Sánchez

 

[feadude]

Do you have *.mf2 with *.mf1
They both are needed.

 

[pesamon]

Yes I have both *.mf1 and *.mf2, but I don't know how to open it. ¿Can you help me?

Thank you in advance.

 

[RCDLtd]

If the machine they were created on was a PC also running I-DEAS 11NX then you should just be able to select the *.mf1 when as you Model File when you start I-DEAS or Open Model File.

 

[pesamon]

Well, now I'm able to open the file using "file>open". With "Manage Bins" tool I find a drawing that I can view in "Master Drafting". There are more than 7 drawings in the file. When I try to export it to Pro/E or AutoCAD using "file>export" I-deas doesn´t save any file when I select DWG or DXF formats.

What is the correct procedure to export a drawing to Pro/E or AutoCAD?

Thank you in advance.

 

[RCDLtd]

Using the Master Drafting Workbench
Get the Drawing file from the "Bin" on to the Workbench so that you can see the Drawing in the Graphics Window
File -> Export -> DXF

Note what Directory the File is being written into, select OK.

Go find the file.

 

[pesamon]

Thanks, but when I export this drawing the dxf file is corrupt, it cannot be opened by AutoCad, and the dwg option does not generate any file. I've tryed the same procedure with another simple drawing and it works.

The drawing only has a big main view not linked to any part or assembly. Now I am trying to export a piece of the drawing as a symbol to import it into another empty drawing and retry the dxf export. I don't know what more I can do.

Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[RCDLtd]

To determine if the problem is with I-DEAS or the receiving system try re-importing the DXF into I-DEAS, if it come in then the DXF is OK, just not compatible with the receiving system. If that's the case then play with the export settings to try and get a file that works for the other system.

If I-DEAS won't re-import the DXF then it's likely that there is an entity that I-DEAS is corrupting on its way to the DXF and you need to try and identify which entity it is which is easier to say than do.