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Export Page as DXF

In one sentence: Exports the active drawing page as a DXF file for import into AutoCAD, LibreCAD, or other 2-D CAD systems.

Overview

Workbench: TechDraw
Menu: TechDraw → Page → Export Page as DXF

DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) is the standard interchange format for 2-D CAD. The exported file is a flat 2-D representation of the drawing.

Notes on DXF export

  • Text is exported as DXF TEXT or MTEXT entities.
  • Dimensions are exported as DXF DIMENSION entities where possible.
  • The template border is included as DXF geometry.
  • DXF export is a flat 2-D representation — no 3-D data is included.

Python API

import TechDrawGui

page = doc.getObject("Page")
TechDrawGui.exportPageAsDXF(page, "/path/to/drawing.dxf")

Common mistakes and pitfalls

DXF text encoding

DXF files use a code-page encoding that may not support all Unicode characters. Special symbols (°, ∅, ±) may need to be entered using DXF control codes (%%d, %%c, %%p) if the downstream CAD tool does not support Unicode DXF.

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