# Impossible to import a dxf into my design

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/impossible-to-import-a-dxf-into-my-design/21419>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/impossible-to-import-a-dxf-into-my-design/21419 "2022-09-15T14:00:48Z")\
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Hi All,

If you ever encounter these issues, please feel free to contact us on our [support channel](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new), we are happy to find the possible causes.

When importing DXF or DWG files, please remember the following:

- Only 2D content can be imported as DWG/DXF format
- There are some drafting elements that are not supported. These are hatches, annotations, planar faces, blocks, and points.
- Layers are also not supported, all sketch elements from the imported layers will be imported into one sketch group.
- Parasolid only scans 1 cubic km around the origin of the coordinate system. If the content is placed farther away, the file will be imported as an empty workspace. This happens a lot with architectural models and blueprints.

If the file contains many of these unsupported elements, it may take some time to filter out them and show the remaining elements.

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