How do you convert bmp files to dwg or dwf?

Method 1: Use Autocad to add OLE

• Click "Insert" on toolbar of AutoCAD and choose "OLE Object…"
• Select "Create New" and from the list of object type choose "Bitemap iamge"
• From the pop-up Windows paint application, choose "Edit" on tool bar and click "paste from"
• Find the BMP file which you want to add
• Save and close Windows Paint
• The BMP file is right now added as OLE in Autocad
• Save the drawing as .dwg directly in Autocad or publish to DWF file using Autocad

Method 2: Use Autocad to add raster image XREF

• Click "Insert" on toolbar of AutoCAD and choose "Raster Image Reference…"
• Find the image file and load it into AutoCAD
• Specify the settings and it is now referenced
• ** Save the drawing as .dwg directly in Autocad or publish to DWF file using Autocad

* Method 3: Raster to Vector conversion
At this time, you need to get the raster image into a vector one which can be used to be modified in .dwg in Autocad, what you need to do is seeking for a raster to vector conversion. This may usually happens when the BMP is a company logo and you would like to get the image edges traced and edit them.
After you successfully get the raster to vector .dwg file, you can use Autocad to publish it into DWF or use some other applications to get the dwg into dwf.