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DXFs empty?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:21 am
by Nic Bwts
Hi
I'm trying to export DXFs but when I open them up in Inkscape there is nothing there.
I open them up in notepad++ and something is has been writtten but I've no idea what it means.
(I have tried opneing them in Inventor but the DXF functions in Inventor are terribly broken!)
Nic
Re: DXFs empty?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:27 am
by Nic Bwts
I managed to open one in SolidWorks but all the teeth are missing from the gears
Re: DXFs empty?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:04 am
by ArtF
Hi nic:
Post one here so I can make sure its not the file. Ill open it in my cad programs and see how it reacts. I dont use solidworks, I tend ot use
vectric, but I have seen any issue as of yet.
Art
Re: DXFs empty?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:36 am
by Mooselake
Inkscape's dxf handling can be a bit funny; you might want to spend some time with your favorite search engine.
One suggestion I found was to open (rather than import) the dxf file. I was going to try it, but I'm putting this desktop back together after a hard drive crash and Inkscape seems to have been a casualty.
Kirk
Re: DXFs empty?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:43 am
by Nic Bwts
Yeah Inkscape is a bit flakey when it comes to DXF import.
Circular gear export fine now, its the log gears that dont have any teeth.