Dear PhotoLiners,
I have a .SVG file with many (over 100) text layers. I want to export this as a .DXF file to run through a CNC laser cutter. The problem I have is that our laser cutter software does not accept text layers - they must all be converted to vector layers. I don't know if this is a limitation of our laser cutter or a "feature" of laser cutters in general.
Is there an option to convert all text layers to vector when exporting a .DXF file?
I tried selecting all the layers in the .SVG and converting them all to vector, but that doesn't work: PL won't let you convert the layers that are already vector to vector.
Exporting .DXF file with text layers
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Re: Exporting .DXF file with text layers
Can't see any problem. Select Multiple Text Layers and convert them to Vector. in this way they will be exported as shape to DXF.
P.S. None that PL is not a real CAD software and it can't export to DXF vector arcs or circles, so your final result will look sort of polygonal and not too precise anyway.
P.S. None that PL is not a real CAD software and it can't export to DXF vector arcs or circles, so your final result will look sort of polygonal and not too precise anyway.
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Re: Exporting .DXF file with text layers
Thanks for your suggestion shijan. The only issue I have, is that selecting all the text layers is not very easy when you have over a hundred layers in your document.
I can't quite ascertain whether .DXF format even supports text layers. The pre-XML file format seems antiquated, ugly, and not particularly well specified.
I can't quite ascertain whether .DXF format even supports text layers. The pre-XML file format seems antiquated, ugly, and not particularly well specified.
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Re: Exporting .DXF file with text layers
You can find only text layers in the layer list.
Then select all and convert.Du hast keine ausreichende Berechtigung, um die Dateianhänge dieses Beitrags anzusehen.
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Re: Exporting .DXF file with text layers
How could we activate this commands?
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Re: Exporting .DXF file with text layers
Just use "Command F" (or Control F in Windows)
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Re: Exporting .DXF file with text layers
OK, thanks to both. Seems something that could be useful...