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I've been using AD to draw quilting designs which will be sent to a robotic quilting machine. In order to work with the robot, the files need to be in DXF format. I know we can't export as DXF, but is there some way I can convert a file to that format?

 

I tried saving as SVG and then using Inkscape to convert, but I really don't know enough about Inkscape to be sure I have the settings correct. You can see the difference of what I exported from AD as a SVG, and how Inkscape exported it to a DXF - they don't even look close!

 

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

 

 

 

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Don't know enough about Inkscape, myself, and haven't worked with .dxf or .dwg in years, but here is what I managed.

 

Took a jigsaw made in AD. Transparent background and removed all fill and strokes for the pieces. Nothing to see except in outline mode. Used export as .svg for export.

 

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Opened in Inkscape v. .91 Macintosh, could only see a blank page. Exported .dxf using the default settings. Exported again w. all objects selected and grouped. Viewed in Solidworks eDrawings viewer. Slight mess up at the corners, but otherwise OK.

 

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