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Thanks Mark.
 
In that case, can you tell us how high up your list of priorities DXF support is?

Come on, do it!!! If it was in drawplus X why not affinity?
 

Without DXF export AD is useless to my company. Talk about stumbling at the final hurdle...

Hi,
I was very excited when I heard Affinity Designer was in the works as I thought it would be the perfect system for me. However, the lack of DXF export makes it useless for my purposes. I have an art production company and 90% or our work is setting up 2D cut files for laser cutting and cnc milling.
I am stuck with AI even though I loathe it and even have a legacy copy of DrawPlus X8 which I regenerate pretty much every dxf file I produce BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST RELIABLE CROSS-PROGRAM-FRIENDLY DXFS I HAVE EVER USED.
Soooooo frustrating I can't take combine the streamlined workflow of Affinity AND output files I can actually use for something other than print.
If you share my pain please pitch in! I know so many people who won't make the change to AD for that one reason.
Any feedback from Serif on this??

2018 thread bump. 
 
I also need dxf for laser cutting.

Could DXF export be added as a export option. I sometimes have have to send my designs to a CNC and vinyl cutting shop. There preferred format is DXF. It would be great not to have to import my design into cad program before sending it them. I currently use this feature in illustrator and it works nicely.

Yes please, essential to me too. I bought designer expecting this would be an obvious basic feature. We are a multi-dis design and fabrication studio deeding to output DXF for laser cutting, CNC, waterjet etc, and this could take over as the master software with this one feature.
 
I also work regularly with 50 or so companies who would gladly switch from Adobe to Affinity if they supported this feature.
 
Same must be the case in every design community all over the world.
 
Here's hoping...