AndiR Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 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. 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. Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndiR Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Thank you, gdenby, for taking the time to try and find me a workaround. Just before I read your reply I received an answer on another site. I used CloudConvert https://cloudconvert.com/svg-to-dxfand it seems to have worked fine - quick and easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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