In this magazine 2D often gets overlooked, despite it being the primary dimension for AEC deliverables. But, as Martyn Day reports, new technologies are emerging to transform 2D drawings into models, ...

“Alibre Design already has the ability to read and write AutoCAD DWG and DXF files”, Deelip Menezes, owner of SYCODE explained. “However, this ability is severely limited to 2D DWG/DXF files only.

I've successfully obtained the configuration details for several models, but I'm unclear on how to utilize them for converting 2D sketches into 3D CAD models. Specifically, I'm puzzled about where to ...