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== Legal Notice == <!--T:1--> |
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To be able to import DXF-Files you have to manually install several files. |
To be able to import DXF-Files you have to manually install several files. Why this? These libraries are published with another license than FreeCAD, so the developers of FreeCAD would not have them being bundled with the FreeCAD-Application. |
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These libraries are published with another license than FreeCAD, so the developers of FreeCAD<br /> |
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would not have them being bundled with the FreeCAD-Application. |
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== How to install == <!--T:2--> |
== How to install == <!--T:2--> |
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To install Draft-dxf-importer: |
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Go to [https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/Draft-dxf-importer Yorik's Github account] and download |
# Go to [https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/Draft-dxf-importer Yorik's Github account] and download these files (on the right side you can choose "download as ZIP"). |
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== Setting Options == <!--T:3--> |
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You can set several import options for DWG/DXF. Depending on your version you have to use a different method. |
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== Tips and Tricks == <!--T:4--> |
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Sometimes DXF Files don't seem to import although they open up in 2D-DXF-CAD-Programs. |
Sometimes DXF Files don't seem to import although they open up in 2D-DXF-CAD-Programs. In this case untick the option "join geometry" and try again. Often this solves the problem. |
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Revision as of 20:28, 16 November 2014
Legal Notice
To be able to import DXF-Files you have to manually install several files. Why this? These libraries are published with another license than FreeCAD, so the developers of FreeCAD would not have them being bundled with the FreeCAD-Application.
How to install
To install Draft-dxf-importer:
- Go to Yorik's Github account and download these files (on the right side you can choose "download as ZIP").
- Put the files in your macro folder.
- In Ubuntu, this is normally
/home/your_user_name/.FreeCAD
The directory is hidden. You may need to unhide it to make it visible.
- In Windows, your (standard) macro directory is
C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD
If you are unsure of where your macro-directory is,
- open FreeCAD and go to "Edit > Preferences",
- select "General" in the left column and select category "Macro" on the top right corner of the preferences-window. There sould be a field named "Macro Path".
Setting Options
You can set several import options for DWG/DXF. Depending on your version you have to use a different method.
- FreeCAD 0.14 and older
- Open FreeCAD.
- Switch to the Draft Workbench. (Otherwise you won't see the options)
- Go to "Edit > Preferences" and select "Draft" in the left column.
- Select "DXF / DWG-Options" in the top right corner of the preferences-window.
- FreeCAD 0.15 and above
- Open FreeCAD.
- Switch to the Draft Workbench. (Otherwise you won't see the options)
- Go to "Edit > Preferences".
- Now you shoould see an icon labeled "Import-Export" in the left column. Select that.
Tips and Tricks
Sometimes DXF Files don't seem to import although they open up in 2D-DXF-CAD-Programs. In this case untick the option "join geometry" and try again. Often this solves the problem. But remember that maybe now you won't have coincident end-of-line-points. You will have to make them coincident yourself.
Good luck on importing.