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Convert SVG to DXF

1. C by CGR on 29 Aug 2024, edited 2 Sep 2024 #

   Hi All,

   I searched here and on documentations but I can't find an explanation to the button in the drawings panel that is "convert svg to dxf" and how it works?

   Cuz that's one feature I really use often is to export dwg/dxf to other involved parties in a project.

   Cheers

   C

2. M by Massimo on 29 Aug 2024, edited 29 Aug 2024 # +1 votes

   @CGR it creates a .dxf file in the same folder of the .svg file (so into the "drawing" subfolder).

   Maybe are you searching for the code?

3. C by CGR on 29 Aug 2024 #

   @Massimo said:

   @CGR it creates a .dxf file in the same folder of the .svg file (so into the "drawing" subfolder).

   Maybe are you searching for the code?

   Oh , I'm such a noob, that's great that that function exists

   Cheers Massimo!

4. A by Ace on 29 Aug 2024, edited 29 Aug 2024 # +3 votes

   You can see it in action here at 15:07:

5. C by CGR on 30 Aug 2024 # +1 votes

   @Ace said:

   You can see it in action here at 15:07:

   Great videos!

6. C by camontellano on 30 Aug 2024 #

   Hi...I wouldn't like to open a new Thread, but does anyone know of some kind of Paper, a Master thesis or something that analyzes the main capabbilities of SVG vs DXF for the construction industry? Right now from the community it seems the way to go would be SVG.

7. M by magicalcloud_75 on 1 Sep 2024, edited 1 Sep 2024 # +1 votes

   All smart /computer guided groundwork and lasercutting is done with DXF. Much benefit comes from supporting it. Everything we design in infra is dwg (/dxf) sooner of later. Parts were ifc as geometry falls shory. I think the majority of people are unaware of the potential an benefits DXF as cross platform solution. As better more open solution for dwg. I use it to work with Qgis CloudCompare and Blender in the same go. I never understood why people would go for scaleable vg. Dxf only has one obstacle.. it's supposably not 'open' enough to be be treaed as true open standard.

   This page is definitely not finished.

   () in url is bad

   https://wiki.osarch.org/index.php?title=Drawing_Exchange_Format_(DXF)

8. G by Gorgious on 2 Sep 2024 # +3 votes

   IMO it makes sense that the majority in a FOSS community prefers SVG, but I have never once witnessed a client asking me for outputting a svg. It's always either a proprietary format (Archicad, REVIT, you name it) or DWG (or its more open counter part DXF). The structure of SVG makes it extremely customizable (moreso than dxf/dwg) but the fact that you kind of have to know your way around CSS makes it not suitable for maybe 90% of the population (aka non-FOSS-savy people) unfortunately.

9. B by brunopostle on 2 Sep 2024 # +1 votes

   DXF is a useful format. Bonsai outputs SVG as an alternative to PDF.

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