Drag and drop importing

In addition to the import commands on the File menu, a drag and drop import shortcut is available in the Design Series, for most file formats. Select the file to import and drag it into an open Vectorworks file.

Drag and drop file types

3DS (.3ds)

DXF/DWG (.dxf, .dwg)

DWF (.dwf .dwfx)

EPSF (.eps)

IFC (.ifc, .ifcxml, .ifczip)

IGES (.igs .iges)

Image files (various extensions)

Metafile (.emf, Windows only)

OBJ (.obj)

Parasolid (.x_t)

PDF (.pdf)

PICT (.pct, .pict)

Point cloud (.las, .laz, .pts, .e57, .ply, and .xyz)

Revit (.rvt or .rfa)

Rhino (.3dm)

SAT (.sat)

Shapefile (.shp)

SketchUp (.skp)

STEP (.stp .step)

STL (.stl)

The imported objects will be centered on the drop point, except for the following file types: DXF/DWG, DWF, Revit, IFC, point cloud, Shapefile, and SketchUp.

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