Scananything .dxf's only open in Sheetcam?

[nurbie]

I cannot open/edit .dxf's generated from Scananything in anything other than Sheetcam.
Is this expected/limited scope of the export, or am I missing something?

[Les Newell]

There is an issue where some applications (e.g Inkscape) won't open dxf files from the Windows version of Scanything. As a workaround you can load the drawing into LibreCad https://librecad.org/ then save it.

[nurbie]

d/l'd LibreCAD with same result

Dxf's generated from Scananything LINUX aren't openeing in LINUX, WIN10, or MAC 10.12 in any app. (other than Sheetcam in LINUX
so far)

UPDATE:
I was just able to open/import a file in an older version of Blender(!) (WIN)
So then, it _can_ be read, but why wouldn't dedicated CAD programs be able to import them... weird

Could you possibly test there? From LINUX version; do a combined shape of at least one inner and one outer scan.
See if the resulting .dxf file opens in something CAD.

thanks in advance

[Les Newell]

I thought you were using the Windows Scanything. The Linux Scanything has some tweaks that should load in most cad packages. Could you send me a sample dxf file. What version of Scanything are you using?

[nurbie]

version of Scanything: 2.0.17

I'll see if attch works off this machine
Sorry for the LINUX but C&CNC / CommandCNC is my whole plasma system(comes with the LINUX computer)(Xbuntu)
ADD-ONs to the system applications are a PITA! if they work at all...

SCAN_001.dxf

(22.39 KiB) Downloaded 64 times

SCAN_002.dxf

(16.34 KiB) Downloaded 59 times

[nurbie]

I'm changing the camera setup i'm using so let me see if it persists after the changes. I was able to open one of the files and it the edge resolution is particularly shaky/laying down a LOT of scrappy vertices where lines should be stable.

[Les Newell]

I think I see the problem. I'l try to get an update out in the next couple of weeks.

[nurbie]

oh, wow.
That'd be brilliant Les!


Thought it was me/operator error
(probably didn't need the new camera!)

[robertspark]

Les,

any chance of an update to the linuxcnc version?

I am presently running 2.8.2 installed via the Debian Buster linuxcnc 2.8.2 iso

I also have a 2.9 run in place install on the machine for QTPlasmaC as well.

[Les Newell]

I am afraid I'm tied up with some other work at the moment. I will be a couple of weeks before I can get to it.

[NHooper]

Currently in the same situation. Can't open the DXF for editing in anything other than SheetCam.

We have just purchased a new plasma CNC with the camera+Scanything (2.0.17 on linux) addon. It's of no use to us if we can't open the DXF files in other programs.

Any update on this?

[djreiswig]

Can you use the dxf post processor in SheetCam and use it to make a new dxf? Might be able to fix the file that way.

[NHooper]

Can you use the dxf post processor in SheetCam and use it to make a new dxf? Might be able to fix the file that way.

That did the trick!

The computer that came with the machine did not have the DXF post installed, but I was able to snag it from a fresh install on another computer.

Thanks!

[djreiswig]

Cool. Glad it worked.