topic Re: dxf scale and corrupt in Fusion Support Forum

dxf scale and corrupt

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:25:58 GMT

Hi,

when importing and exporting my files as a dxfs to a colleague they always come through scale 0f 0.1

I am also having the problem that the dxfs cant be sent to cnc from my files so need completely re drawing.

please help

thanks

Re: dxf scale and corrupt

ClintBrown3D — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:50:45 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Sending DXF data via a 2D drawing might not be the best workflow, have you considered exporting one of the model sketches directly to DXF?

If you must use the 2D drawing route, there are several things that you need to be aware of;

The scale of your DXF files is going to match the drawing scale. If your view scale on the drawing is 1:10, the exported DXF will be 10x smaller, or 0.1. If you would like your DXF to be 1:1 you will need to place views at a scale of 1:1. I suggest that you delete the drawing border and do not worry if the views are larger than the sheet, as they will export to DXF at the correct size.

You may need to flatten the exported DXF so that it can be consumed downstream, this is done more easily with AutoCAD, but there is a Fusion only workflow, see below:

Fusion 360 only option: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-support/flaten-lines-of-a-exported-2d-model/m-p/10273282/highlight/true#M121105
With AutoCAD option:https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/fusion-drawings-to-flat-dwg/m-p/10233593/highlight/true#M245803

Re: dxf scale and corrupt

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:09:28 GMT

thanks for your help, will try that and report back

Jake

Re: dxf scale and corrupt

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:36:43 GMT

thanks for your help, exporting just dxf sketches seems to work much better.

Re: dxf scale and corrupt

ClintBrown3D — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:54:22 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Just an update on Flattened DXF & Simplified DWG exports from the drawings environment. With the July release of Fusion, DXF & Simplified DWG are now flat.

As part of the July "Quality of Life" update, we improved the DXF/DWG export. Furthermore, we included font controls for Attributes in the title blocks. We also made a change that stops accidental dragging of borders and title blocks. More on the blog here: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/july-2022-product-update-whats-new/#Drawings

I'd love to hear from you directly, and to get your thoughts on these improvements. If you're up for it, here is a link to my calendar, please book a 30-minute session with me, and we can chat on Zoom. I can also show you some of the new tools that are coming soon (see the public roadmap here). Or if a good old-fashioned email is more your style, feel free to ping me Clint. Brown {a} Autodesk.com