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Importing Dxf into sketches never seems to work correctly
ryan_mcgoldrick47
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Maybe I am using the wrong settings but cant find any resources that help.
Whenever I try to import a DXF from illustrator It always imports in red and has missing lines or imports strangely and usually I cannot get it to scale either.
Sometimes I will go and add anchor points then use the simplify path convert to straight lines workflow but by the time there are enough points on the paths to create "Seemingly" curved lines from straight lines onshape at the point usually really struggles to import and work with the artwork.
This is a fairly crucial workflow to be able to use and it never has seemed to work well for me.
In solidworks I never really had any issues but onshapes DXF handling seems to be lacking or I am I missing something?
I don't like having to convert to straight lines then add anchor points, its heavy and also not using the same artwork lines that were originally created.
Whenever I try to import a DXF from illustrator It always imports in red and has missing lines or imports strangely and usually I cannot get it to scale either.
Sometimes I will go and add anchor points then use the simplify path convert to straight lines workflow but by the time there are enough points on the paths to create "Seemingly" curved lines from straight lines onshape at the point usually really struggles to import and work with the artwork.
This is a fairly crucial workflow to be able to use and it never has seemed to work well for me.
In solidworks I never really had any issues but onshapes DXF handling seems to be lacking or I am I missing something?
I don't like having to convert to straight lines then add anchor points, its heavy and also not using the same artwork lines that were originally created.
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