Michiel @ Dott. Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 This guy at work, Bert, keeps asking me to change his vector files to dxf. Like I have nothing better to do. Please integrate dxf support into Affinity designer. Quote
querious Posted November 7, 2017 Posted November 7, 2017 + 1 for DXF/DWG import/export Maxxxworld 1 Quote
Bible9230 Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 Please add DXF support. I REALLY need this feature. Quote
jwhitley Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 I also need DXF/DWG support. Like some other posters, part of the Illustrator workflow I'm trying to replace is prep of flat parts for laser cutting, coming from a CAD suite (Alibre Design, in my case). There are no other vector export formats available that would bridge the gap. To elaborate a bit, my current workflow looks like this: Alibre Design (3D parametric CAD model) --> Alibre Design (2D drawing of flat part) --> Export to DWG (DXF is also available) --> Illustrator (import of DWG, preliminary path prep and layout) --> Illustrator (prep of final cutting template) --> Export to EPS for cutting service How important is this feature to me? This important: It lets me kill an Adobe CC subscription. That does have one caveat: I haven't tested Designer's EPS output with my cutting service yet, but I gather that there are users doing laser, waterjet, etc. cutting via EPS export already, so I'm optimistic here. I'll note that Affinity Designer is doing very well in preliminary testing to replace Illustrator for some important non-CAD pattern design prototyping tasks. The excellent snapping support is a big aid for that, since I tend to build templates as tessellating shapes, colored appropriately to represent a final surface design. (i.e. I basically build a big color-by-numbers template using grouped, tessellated forms which allows design space exploration before committing to a final design.) Quote
imfastrnu2 Posted December 1, 2017 Posted December 1, 2017 Yep, like everyone else here, please add support for these formats. They really help us technical illustrators out. Pulling drawings from CAD files is necessity. +1 Quote
tarknz Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 Its the end of 2017 and still no DXF/DWG import/export support in Designer. Another reason I tend to open Illustrator first! Quote
mwtse Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 I also request dxf (or ai) export support. Inkscape can do the conversion from svg to dxf sometimes, but at other times, it crashed on my Mac. I've tried an online conversion service which seems to work. However, I cannot imagine the trouble of doing the conversion when testing design. I use a CAD program (TurboCAD) usually, but it has very poor text support. The design is used to drive a laser cutter. Often, the output needs to be modified many times before the desired result is obtained, if AD can output directly in dxf (or ai), the workflow will be much more streamlined. Krustysimplex 1 Quote
Swaledale Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 Just like to add my voice to the throng, dxf please, I know it is a pain and a totaly different architecture but it is the last hurdle that will make Affinity supreme, come on you Notts lads and lasses!! Quote
synkrotron Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 I am currently using Inkscape to create SVG files from AutoCAD DXF files. I use AutoCAD in my day job and I am therefore more comfortable with it for producing certain types of paths. Is it safe to say that, since this thread has been going for a couple of years now, that DXF import is not on the agenda at the moment, which is a shame, because I like what Affinity Designer can do, but I need DXF import and therefore I will have to wait for this to be added. cheers andy Quote
querious Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Hoping that the Affinity Design crew read this... Annother request for dxf support. DXF is such a useful format for import/export to CAD and is so important to laser or vinyl cutting and 3D printing etc etc that it would make Affinity very popular in many specialist worlds that I'm sure will be eagre to promote the product in favour of Adobe Illustrator of CorelDraw !!! Krustysimplex 1 Quote
Igull Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 Yes, another +1 for this extremely important feature - from R12 thru to the latest 2018 would be nice Quote
ReinhardK Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 would really important to have 3d file import/export, maybe formats like .igs or .sat would be easier or better to implement? i my case i would like to be able to make stuff in fusion360 import .iges or something to designer and export as .svg or whatever... hopefully this is will happen soon thank you Quote www.reinhardkepplinger.at - Artstation
DorffMeister Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 +1 for DXF Import and Export. Please! Quote
Sentir Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 I bought Affinty designer very recently just to find out that it does not work with DFX files which are the reason for my work, and then I find this forum where since 2015 all the people who have bought designer come asking for a solution to this problem but apparently nobody has listened to the consumer's requests of affinity designer, I really hope that someone from the creators of this program reads and solves a problem that people have been asking for the solution for the last three years Quote
bowen192 Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 I don't think it's going to happen. Shame as, like many on here, I'd love to ditch Adobe. At the moment I import my file into Draftsight and then export to SVG, DWG/DXF, whatever. It imports and exports pretty much all iterations of DWG/DXF as well. Nice little program. Quote
Raymond Larabie Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 DXF import/export is very important in my work. Quote
wpwpw Posted March 25, 2018 Posted March 25, 2018 I'm not the first one to say it in this thread, but I own Affinity Photo and the only thing preventing me from also buying Designer is that it lacks .DWG/.DXF support. These are important enough to be dealbreakers. Quote
querious Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 +1 ...I own Affinity Photo and the only thing preventing me from also buying Designer is that it lacks .DWG/.DXF support. These are important enough to be dealbreakers. Quote
wahiba Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 DrawPlus imports dxf with all the layers. Great for colouring up a technical drawing. Exports pretty well too. Seems that Affinity is aimed at the art type graphic artist rather than the technical illustrator. Without that facility it is no use to me. I will just keep on with DrawPlus. furtonb 1 Quote
laraksca Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 DXF/DWG Support would be appreciated. Thank you Quote
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