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lindseables
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imprt dxf file and printing to scale

Post by lindseables » Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:20 am

I am a clothing designer and am new to the CAD software world. I am using CLO 3D to make my designs now and they are exported into DXF files. I have been trying to print them for days! I can't seem to get them to print to scale. I have sent the files to print shops and my own printer, which I prefer to use, and they come out very small. How do I import a dxf file into qcad and print it to scale?

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Re: imprt dxf file and printing to scale

Post by Husky » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:32 am

Hello lindseables - welcome to the forum.

First of all - if you have a dxf there is no need to "Import" the file in QCAD. Just open the file: Menu / File / Open ..... location of the file ...open.

If you have still problems with printing to scale - could you please attach here an example file? If you are only able to provide a confidential file feel free to use my PM.

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Re: imprt dxf file and printing to scale

Post by andrew » Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:32 pm

A detailed printing tutorial is available at:
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3317

If you still experience problems after following these step-by-step instructions, please post back here with more details.

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Re: imprt dxf file and printing to scale

Post by Husky » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:03 pm

andrew wrote:A detailed printing tutorial is available at:
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3317

If you still experience problems after following these step-by-step instructions, please post back here with more details.
Problem solved via PM. Sorry, I haven't updated this post. :oops:
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