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How to read a DXF file into an opened drawing in AutoCAD R14?

By default you can import a R14-type DXF file only in a new drawing.
To read DXF into a drawing in progress, use the DXFIN ARX utility (by Dorsch) which redefines the DXFIN command. Download it from

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