Topic: dxf import not working

I made a series of graphics on Illustrator which I then exported to DXF, but when I import it it doesn't show me anything, it doesn't give me error signals but nothing matters, I attach an example of a DXF that I made... I don't know how Do

Re: dxf import not working

If anyone knows anything that would be great... I operate from an M1 mac, maybe that's the problem? although in reality even on the Windows PC it doesn't let me import any DXF as if what I imported was empty

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Re: dxf import not working

Your sample file seems pretty much empty.  Tried to open it with LibreCAD and Inkscape on Linux.  It shows a circle with a vertical line through it, sometimes also some kind of arc on the right side.  I suppose your Illustrator export is broken.

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Re: dxf import not working

acanducci20 wrote:

If anyone knows anything that would be great... I operate from an M1 mac, maybe that's the problem? although in reality even on the Windows PC it doesn't let me import any DXF as if what I imported was empty

I tried from M2 MAC the DXF attached in this example here and it's worked fast and very well: https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewtopi … 491#p16491

Your DXF file didn't work..with dxf2elmt (arm64)..

QElectroTech V 0.100.0-dev
Compilation : CLANG 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.102)
Built with Qt 5.15.11 - arm64 - Date : Oct 30 2023 : 17:33:48
Git Revision : 489bfe1a7fd4ffe2d06c0a0438372a5d146ad30e
Run with Qt 5.15.11 using 8 thread(s)
CPU : Apple M2
RAM Total : 8 GB

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Re: dxf import not working

Little test on M2 MAC.

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Re: dxf import not working

In the meantime, thank you very much for the answer, yes actually the dxf example I posted should really be what you saw... a half full and half empty circle... so are you saying I did something wrong in exporting the dxf file from Illustrator? Is there anything that can be done? It would be really frustrating because I exported something like 650 files this way one by one...

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Re: dxf import not working

I open your DXF with QCad, ctrl +A for select all parts, in Block menu I Click on explode and after I save file, now your DXF work whit QET dxf2elmt pulgin.

https://download.qelectrotech.org/qet/forum_img_2/dxf_illustrator.png

See https://github.com/antonioaja/dxf2elmt/issues/2

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Re: dxf import not working

Thank you very much for the answer but I think I didn't understand well... so..

- I open the dxf in qElettrotech
- command + a
- I don't understand here, in which menu should I click ''explode''? and then save it externally in elmt?

Re: dxf import not working

Open it in QCAD (or LibreCAD, almost the same) - not in QElectroTech.  Then the instructions apply.

To save this step in the future, teach your Illustrator to not make DXF "blocks" from grouped elements or shapes.