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    Measure a dxf for me?

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    • Joe WoodJ
      Joe Wood
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      I just tried importing it into SUp but it came in way too large.

      Joe Wood
      woodsshop.com/

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      • Joe WoodJ
        Joe Wood
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        yeah that's what the imported into SUp file measured at, 7' 9!

        Joe Wood
        woodsshop.com/

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          driven
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          there is an error on the end and results depend on how you fix it...
          2017-05-07 08.33.11 pm.png

          john

          learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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          • tuna1957T
            tuna1957
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            Joe, just checked it in my cad program and giving me a line length of 7' - 6" something..... good grief...... don't know if it's the file or something I did..... haven't used my 2D cad in freaking ages..... maybe one of the wizards will be along and sort it out.

            Edit - Just imported it into SU and coming in at same size as it did in my cad program..... must be the file.... no clue ?

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            • ecatiE
              ecati
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              In SketchUp this is how it looks.


              Measure a dxf.jpg

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              • Joe WoodJ
                Joe Wood
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                Darn I just saw that too! Luckily it didn't come out in the pieces I had cut by CNC!

                thanks for the help peeps!

                say, is there any freeware I can use to make these measurements on dxf files?? I have AutoDesk DWG True View but can't figure out how to measure with it.

                Joe Wood
                woodsshop.com/

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                • BepB
                  Bep
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                  https://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/free-download/

                  "History is written by the winners"

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                  • pilouP
                    pilou
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                    A free very cool one!

                    Pcon Planner 😎

                    Has Import / Export DXF, DWG,SKP etc... πŸ€“ So very cool for SU Make πŸ˜‰
                    And many other marvelous things! β˜€
                    As Imperial unities is Chiness for me make your own conversions! πŸ˜‰

                    Here unity : Meter

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                    cote_skp.jpg
                    cote_skp1.jpg

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                    • tuna1957T
                      tuna1957
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                      Here's a question to the architects and others who do a lot of dwg/dxf file imports. Maybe it will help out folks like me and Joe down the road.

                      Why did this file import into SU at such an abnormal size? Straight line length of rafter was over 200'. Joe and I both experienced the same thing.

                      A side note ... the file imported into my 2D cad program the same huge size. Never have had an issue with auto cad files in the past with that software.

                      Just curious and maybe help out others down the road that don't import dwg's of dxf's very often.

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                      • Joe WoodJ
                        Joe Wood
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                        Hey Pilou, can I change the units to Imperial in that Picon Planner?

                        Joe Wood
                        woodsshop.com/

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                        • pilouP
                          pilou
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                          Of course yes! It's not marvelous ? β˜€
                          I had made the Inverse : Imperial to Metric at the importation! πŸ’š
                          It's a true gem! 😎
                          Here in French but you have some languages! (14) 😲

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                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                            driven
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                            @tuna1957 said:

                            Why did this file import into SU at such an abnormal size?

                            you need to set the import units to match the files units...

                            I normally have it set to meters, but changed it to inches for this one...

                            john

                            learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                            • tuna1957T
                              tuna1957
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                              driven , thanks for clarifying that.... click the options button in the import drop down window... a definite d'oh moment for me !

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