Create Interactive 3D PDF file from Illustrator CS4 DXF or DWG iii

Hi,
I posted similar question in the Mac Creative Suite section and Acrobat and I was asked to move my question here to Illustrator so i hope no one gets angry with me. I wasn't sure where to post because I'm not sure what direction to go.
I want to create an interactive 3D PDF, the kind with the 3D controls which allow you to rotate the product to view it at different angles and sides.
What I have are DWG or DXF files from SolidWorks that I would like to use in Illustrator to apply artwork onto the CAD frame. Using the Illustrator 3D tool I can rotate the product but I have no way to export the U3D file format which Acrobat requires to generate a 3D PDF file.
How can I accomplish this? I need some direction to go in as far as bridging applications together in order to make this work.
Is there an Illustrator plugin to export U3D?
I basically need to apply graphics to a CAD frame first in Illustrator then get it into an interactive 3D model.
I tried downloading Blender but I can't even get it to open my DXF file.
I tried downloading Esko Artwork Studio but that plugin tells me I don't have a Structured Design File to work with.
I've read online hear about Acrobat X and Tetra but I'm having a hard time connecting the "software dots" to get where I want to go from what I have to work with.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Well, you don't need Illustrator at all... To output a 3D PDF, you will need tools liek Deep Exploration CAD Edition or the export features of the respective CAD programs in which the drawings were created. And STEP and IGES are both standardized CAD interchange formats not specifically tied to a specific CAD program...
Mylenium

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