Import Export Preferences
The preferences for the importing and exporting tools are found in the Preferences Editor, in the menu Edit → Preferences → Import-Export.
There is a variable number of tabs depending on the file types are available to perform conversion.
- Provided by the Draft Workbench: DXF, DWG, SVG, OCA.
- Provided by the Arch Workbench: IFC, DAE.
Preference DXF
The DXF tab configures how DXF files are imported. See also FreeCAD and DXF Import.
Preference DWG
Converting to DWG requires the external program teighafileconverter
.
It can be downloaded from teighafileconverter.
Preference SVG
The SVG tab configures how SVG files are imported.
Preference OCA
The OCA tab configures how OCA files are imported.
Preference IFC
The IFC tab configures how IFC files are imported.
Preference DAE
The DAE tab configures how DAE files are imported.
Preference IGES
Preference STEP
Preference Mesh Format
Draft
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- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
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