Export lines as dxf with square corners instead of circle

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hey, in my footprint I have a layer, containing lines, that are exported as DXF files.

I then import the DXF file into Fusion360, where I’m designing plastic molds/parts.

The DXF file that’s exported contains lines as it should - but the performance in Fusion360 is really bad.

My intuition is that the there are too many polygons and that I should reduce the numbers

to do this, I’ve noticed that KiCAD exports a line with a circle at the tip of the line - as such, when I make a square/rectangle, the inner lines are nice 90 degree angles, but the outer lines are circular

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My goal is to improve performance once in Fusion360, if I’ve indexed on polygon count incorrectly please speak up?

My question is is there a way for KiCAD to export a box, as a DXF, that is either infinitely ‘thin’ (thickness=0), or to use a square instead of a circle for the tip of the line?

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Try unchecking the checkbox:
Pcbnew / File / Plot / Plot Format: DXF / DXF Options: [ ] Plot graphic items using their contours

Then report back if it works for you.

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this worked quite well; the performance improvement in Fustion360 was substantial

thanks for pointing out this option!

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