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FreeCAD DXF Importer Install

This document provides instructions to install a DXF importer package for FreeCAD to import DXF and DWG files. The steps include: 1. Identifying FreeCAD's macros folder 2. Downloading the importer files from GitHub 3. Extracting the files and copying them to the macros folder

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FreeCAD DXF Importer Install

This document provides instructions to install a DXF importer package for FreeCAD to import DXF and DWG files. The steps include: 1. Identifying FreeCAD's macros folder 2. Downloading the importer files from GitHub 3. Extracting the files and copying them to the macros folder

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Dxf Importer Install

Description

This page explains step by step the margin to follow to install the package Draft-dxf-import
yorikvanhavre for you to upload files in DXF format FreeCAD and import DWG files using the
teighafileconverter utility. This installation was made in the Windows Vista environment, but the
principle of the system is the same for linux

First step:

identify the macros folder FreeCAD

1 : open FreeCAD

If you have a version from 0.15 you can use the automatic update DXF package (expand to see)

2 : click Menu > Macro > Macros or the click the bottom "Open a dialog to let you execute a
macro Recorded"
3 : one dialog box open

4 : copy the address of "Macro destination" (here C:\Users\d\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\) In


Ubuntu, this is normally /home/your_user_name/.FreeCAD

5 : paste the address into your browser and confirm


6 : leave open the explorer

7 : Close FreeCAD
Second step:

Download the files

8 : download files on the page https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/Draft-dxf-importer

9 : and click the icon button Download ZIP for the default version.

(or choice for your development version see down page) (expand to see)

10 : you must extract the file to a temporary directory (here c:\tmp)


11 : the decompresser creates a new folder named "Draft-dxf-import-master"
12 : the files are in this folder select all the files and "Cut"

13 : paste the files in the folder FreeCAD macros in the explorer open (step 6)
(C:\Users\d\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\)

In Ubuntu, this is normally /home/your_user_name/.FreeCAD


14 : Open FreeCAD click the button , the necessary files in DXF format are present, close the
window "Execute macro
15 : load your DXF file

16 : DXF file can be used


VERSIONS

This repository contains several versions of the DXF importer. The default version, that you
download when you press the "download ZIP" button above, is always the version needed by the
current stable version of FreeCAD.

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