What mistake do you think you made? As it is known, the program has the possibility to import (read and open) dxf and dwg files. One of the most important problems encountered here is the scale factor. Either before or after importing (if it does not fit), you should change the scale to the scale you use in ideCAD. One of the problems encountered sometimes is that the imported drawings are formed too far from the point (0,0). It is recommended that you move it to the point (0,0) by using the move command, in order not to encounter some problems. Another important issue is object-based reading from the imported drawings, which is a nice feature: Tools / Read 2D architectural project / command for example axle You can convert the objects in the layer directly into axis shape. Or, you can convert 2D column lines in a separate layer into ideStatic Column objects. I think maybe that's what you mean. Similar to this, other ideStatic objects can be transferred from lines as objects with the same command. A final recommendation is to simplify the file as much as possible, delete the drawings that are not useful to you before importing the file, and if you are using Acad, save it with the purge command and then import it. You can also perform operations related to the layers that come during import in IdeStatik. (such as settings / layer settings / show imported layers / solve / delete unused layers) If you have any other obvious problems, please write.