Why not use draftsight?
Maybe I missed something.
I import dxf on regular basis to be in sync with the mechanical design.
But have not tried yet in kicad.
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Maybe because of $400+ if you want to use it for longer than 30 days?
Edit: that’s wrong. Free version is free, 30 day trial is only for the professional part of the software.
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never noticed that problem
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Upsi, my bad… that’s for the professional trial that’s included in the free version.
Might need to check the program then… can’t hurt to see how Dassault does things 
also DoubleCad is nice for dxf… (only windoze 
)
https://www.turbocad.com/content/doublecad-xt-v5
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I haven’t used Draftsight in many years since SolidWorks will do most things for me, but I had the impression that the $$$ was for a support contract rather than for the software.
That depends a lot on what these improvements are. Aside from updated support for newer revisions of DXF I see nothing for kicad to catch up on.
hmm…
I just downloaded LibreCAD 2.1.0, and DXF read (open) seems simply broken.
A simple test DXF gives no errors, but renders only points - no lines, and those points seem to be pairs, strangely spaced a quarter line-width apart.
File Import.Block, renders exactly the same way. Other recent posts suggest similar symptoms.
Maybe that ‘improved’ needs to be qualified ?
I’m just downloading DoubleCAD, as I used that a while back for DXF checking, & there is also A9CAD, old but simple for DXF work.
** DoubleCAD had gotten larger and slower…
I also find if I load into the nimble and small A9CAD, it loads fine, and then Save-As from A9CAD will load ok into LibreCAD, so if anyone has DXF issues with KiCAD or LibreCAD, a workaround could be to round-trip via A9CAD ?
For 2D drawings, I use Solid Edge 2D drafting, its free! And very powerful (is a parametric tool):
I see that Solid Edge 2D drafting is also a rather massive 2.4GB download !!
The A9CAD I just downloaded is a rather smaller 2.52MB installed footprint
LibreCAD 2.0.9 seems to be more reliable then the latest…
Have you registered a bug? This is core functionality for Librecad
Exactly.
Yes, bug registered, examples provided, and I think resolved, due in LC 2.2.0 ?
http://forum.librecad.org/DXF-read-gives-only-points-no-lines-2-1-0-td5713964.html
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Hopefully in a 2.1.1
In the LibreCad world 2.2.0 could take years
Hehe, maybe…
Still, this link does talk about a 2.2.0 release.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/librecad/files/Windows/NightlyBuilds/master/
I can’t decide if LibreCAD-Installer-2.2.0-alpha-40-ga5d1ddb.exe] includes the DXF fix mentioned here
or not ?
Addit : Tried -40-, and the dots issues fix looks to have not made it into that build.
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2.2.0 alpha -45 seems to work
Yes, looks improved. That’s fixed a regression
Saves ok from R12,R14.R2007, but loading into KiCad R14 & R2007 are ok, but R12 drops ARCS,
R12 loads fine into LibreCAD and DoubleCAD, so the ARC info is clearly present.
Addit: All 3 variants import ok (ARC & Circle intact) into PADS File.Import and Decal.Import, LineWidth 0.0254mm
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Hi,
How about QCAD? any experience with it?
QCAD is related to LibreCad and rather dormant now.
LibreCad (2D) and FreeCad (3D) are the most active and their developers are responsive to KiCad problems
Sorry, that comes from not checking the suppliers own website.
33 Euros is not bad