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Subject: Re: [geda-user] [pcb-rnd] working DXF exporter commited - anyone
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On 08/31/2017 12:06 PM, Stephan Böttcher wrote:
>> I think an importer would be a natural fit for using a case fully,
>> speeding the layout outline creation with holes that can line up, etc.
>> It's only a small speedup though for many boards.  It would help teams
>> more than individuals, so it may not match the user base well.
> 
> Such a user is right here! Both for import and export.  Our mech ing
> would love dxf exports of my boards.  'til now he got 600dpi pngs to
> import into his cad.
> 
> I guess it is about time to try to import my boards into a fresh built
> of pcb-rnd, even if it is just for DXF export.
> 
> Import will probably require a full featured dxf lib.  A standalone
> converter is probably safer.  Does librecad allow export plugins?

  Seconded, my work is a very common use case for this as well.

  I think the user base includes a lot of non-individual usage, at least
from people I've talked to.

              -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA