Inventor 2017 DXF to Inkscape

[Anonymous]

Hi I am working in Inventor 2017 and I would like to get my files to Inkscape.

When I export a surface from Inventor I get an error box (see picture) ..

If I open the DXF file in RDWorks, and then import it to Inventor I do no longer get the error box but I can not see the file anywhere in Inkscape, it is completely blank.. 

Please help

//

[Rob67ert]

Hi there and welcome to this forum.

When you export a face to dxf you can change the options. Maybe it will work if you use another file version of dxf.

[Anonymous]

Hi Robert

Thank you for your suggestion, I tried with all of them and non will work. 

If I try to convert it online from DXF to SVG I also get an error..

[WHolzwarth]

I've only read about Inkscape import formats, and it depends on 3D or 2D data as source.

At first try 2D:

- Save as Dxf out of Inventor

- Import Dxf into ACAD

- Export from ACAD as EPS

- Import EPS into Inkscape. There are Add-Ins to Inkscape available for that

Maybe you'll have success. Maybe not ..

[Rob67ert]

What happens when you open the dxf file in AutoCAD?

[Anonymous]

Nothing special, it works fine

When I save it as any of the DXF options, I get the same error in Inkscape

[Rob67ert]

If you can open it in AutoCAD and it is all correct, i guess the problem is in Inkscape.
What happens if you use the method what Walter wrote?

[Anonymous]

I'm working on installing the EPS add on for inkscape.

I was thinking the same, I just do not understand why all converters makes an error when I try to convert the DXF file directly exported from Inventor.

It usually works fine for me to use same DFX file in RDWorks and in Inkscape but Inkscape just makes and error no matter what DXF file I try even when the file works in RDWorks 😕

(And I am getting really frustrated as I used to work in Siemens NX 10.0 but the license ran out and from that I could export to SVG and DXF without trouble, and I have a project I am in a rush to finish so your help and suggestions are very much appreciated!)

[WHolzwarth]

Another way could be using Rhino, if it's available for you.

- Import DXF to Rhino

- Export from there to AI or SVG

- Open AI (or SVG) in Inkscape

I can test your file with conversion from DXF to AI and SVG

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately I don't, but I tried to export as an ai file from RDWorks and Inkscape will still not recognize it 

[Rob67ert]

Could be me, but that is not a dxf file.

[WHolzwarth]

DXF from RDWorks seems corrupted.

Try a new DXF out of Inventor

[Anonymous]

😮

It is ..

I exported as DXF and it opens fine as DXF on my computer :i

[Anonymous]

DXF file directly exported from inventor I can not import in Inkscape

[-niels-]

Just adding something, don't know enough autocad to be sure...

Your error states there is a problem with polylines, so what if you export from inventor > open in Autocad and convert polylines into regular lines > open in Inkscape?

---edit---

Your last dxf opens fine in adobe Illustrator, so i saved it out as .svg in hopes Inkscape can open it.

See attached.

[-niels-]

Just adding something, don't know enough autocad to be sure...

Your error states there is a problem with polylines, so what if you export from inventor > open in Autocad and convert polylines into regular lines > open in Inkscape?

[Rob67ert]

Can you add your inventor file here?

[Anonymous]

Just to say, this is not my final project, rather a try out to see if it will work 

[Anonymous]

I hear you, I'll look into that and see if I can figure out how to do so in ACAD

[Rob67ert]

Not my final project...i always tell that to my boss 🙂

Try to use the dxf I added