NX How to store a dxf file Teamcenter

How to store DXF and DWG files in Teamcenter so NX can access them.

Out of the box, you can use the 'Image' dataset type to upload DXF and DWG files to Teamcenter.

1. Create a new Item in Teamcenter ('File-->New-->Item').
2. Expand the newly created Item and highlight the ItemRevision.
3. File-->New-->Dataset.
4. Select the 'Image' dataset with a manifestation relation and import the .dxf or .dwg file.

Now that Image dataset will be recognized when importing a DXF or DWG from Teamcenter using Managed NX. The 'Image' dataset is just the dataset type that works out-of-the-box.
If you wish to use another dataset type for DXF or DWG (or use a different relation other than manifestation), you can specify this in the Teamcenter preference: TC_NX_DataExchange_Dataset_Preferences

As an example of the syntax needed to add additional dataset and relation types, the 'Image' dataset type should already be listed in this preference:
DXFDWG:IMPORT:EXT=dxf:TYPE=IMAGE:REL=IMAN_manifestation:REF_TYPE=Image
DXFDWG:IMPORT:EXT=dwg:TYPE=IMAGE:REL=IMAN_manifestation:REF_TYPE=Image

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