Cannot import DXF file

[Ralluph]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to import a DXF file from AutoCad to no avail. It comes in at the wrong scale, has distorted geometry attached to it and has fat outlines.

What am I doing wrong?

Sincerely,

Ralf

[Rene_Poschl]

You might want to look at your export settings in autocad and play around a bit.
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[Ralluph]

Thank you Rene.
I didn’t know Autocad had Export settings for DXF files.
I’ll look that up later today.

Ralf