Importing a DXF into Altium PCB Library.

[mrpackethead]

I'm stuck, i'm trying to import a complex shape via a DXF into a component library ( to make a footprint ).  I can import a dxf into a pcb but not the component.  The options just not there to do it into a library.   IS there a way. I could draw it, in altium but its a lot of work, and i have quite a lot of things to draw, so looking for the 'better' way.

[David_AVD]

Perhaps you can import into a temporary PCB then copy and paste into the library?

[mrpackethead]

Perhaps you can import into a temporary PCB then copy and paste into the library?

hey David, hows BNE.  I'll give this a try.

[David_AVD]

I haven't tested it, but I'm sure I've copied and pasted exploded parts from PCB to library before so that part should work.

[mrpackethead]

Edited   thanks!  that seems to work fine.    Had to move the layers before i copied it though into the component library..

It does seem like quite a work around, you'd think you could import directly.