In the past I was able to import DXF files and set their origin via the “Place at” dialog in PCBNEW. This way the files would get imported with it’s origin set to a specific location that correlated with my origin in MCAD. It seems like now when I import a DXF KiCad gets rid of the DXF file’s coordinate system and sets the origin on the upper left corner of the bounding box. This makes it a pain when importing multiple DXF’s on different layers for outlines and reference drawings.
draw a common rectangle around your drawings which is present on all wanted layers. If this rectangle is bigger than all other items then this rectangle becomes the bounding box and all layers are imported to the same destination
I updated from 8.0.5 to 8.0.7 and noticed this change, rolling back to 8.0.5 fixed the issue for me. I couldn’t see any new settings or any related changes in the changelog, so maybe it’s a new bug?