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    • D Offline
      driven
      last edited by

      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 Online
        tuna1957
        last edited by

        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 Offline
          ecati
          last edited by

          In SketchUp this is how it looks.


          Measure a dxf.jpg

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          • Joe WoodJ Offline
            Joe Wood
            last edited by

            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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              Bep
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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
                last edited by

                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 Online
                  tuna1957
                  last edited by

                  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 Offline
                    Joe Wood
                    last edited by

                    Hey Pilou, can I change the units to Imperial in that Picon Planner?

                    Joe Wood
                    woodsshop.com/

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      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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                      • D Offline
                        driven
                        last edited by

                        @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 Online
                          tuna1957
                          last edited by

                          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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