# Import file in 3DEC

**URL:** <https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/import-file-in-3dec/1650>\
**Category:** 3DEC\
**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/import-file-in-3dec/1650 "2024-08-22T11:09:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![huda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@huda](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/huda)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/import-file-in-3dec/1650/1 "2024-08-22T11:09:45Z")

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hello everyone, after import geometry from AutoCAD there is no plot appear?

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**Author:** ![jhazzard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@jhazzard](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/jhazzard)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/import-file-in-3dec/1650/2 "2024-08-23T13:13:31Z")

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If you import a dxf, you need to plot geometry (in the list of plot items, it is under User Defined Data). 3DEC doesn’t support other formats (e.g. dwg). See [here](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca910/3dec/docproject/source/modeling/problemsolving/workingwithgeometricdata.html?node5966) for more help with using geometries in 3DEC.

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**Author:** ![RockEugieK](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.itascainternational.com/rockeugiek/32/212_2.png) [@RockEugieK](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/RockEugieK)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/import-file-in-3dec/1650/3 "2024-08-28T05:39:00Z")

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Only dxf format will be accepted, the best is to convert them in stl format.