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DXF Bulk Import add-in

Fusion add-in sample that allows import of multiple DXF files in bulk, with a few extra options to combine imported sketches, fix potential unintended gaps, extrude all profiles and more.

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How to use

  • Click the "DXF Bulk Import" button on the Utilities tab in the Design Workspace.
  • Click "Browse" on the DXF Bulk Import dialog window to choose files to import.
  • Adjust options to your needs
  • Click "OK" to proceed with the import and close the dialog window.
  • The Add-in will import each file as a component and place them according to the specified layout options

Options:

  • Spacing: Components are distributed on a grid. Set the spacing between the components in the grid by changing this value. Items per RowAdjust the number of components per row on the grid by changing this value.

  • Combine Sketched: Components created on import contain one sketch per layer of the DXF file. Checking this option will combine all layers into a single sketch instead.

  • Reset Origins: Move the entities in each sketch such that the bottom left corner of their bounding box is at the current parts origin.

  • Close Sketches Gaps: This option will attempt to close small gaps in the imported sketches by moving and merging affected points.

  • Gap Tolerance: Adjust the gap size under which the add-in will move and merge points by changing this value.

  • Extrude Profiles: Extrude the outer profile of each sketch.

  • Thickness: Adjust the thickness of the extrude operation by changing this value.

  • Show Sketches: Check to keep displaying the sketches after the extrude operation.

  • Apply Material: Check to automatically assign a material of the current design to all the newly created components.

  • Material Name: The material to apply. Note the material must exist in the current model. You can browse the material library and add your chosen material before running the import command.

  • Import Text: Check to read the text from the DXF file rebuild it as Fusion text. The units of the DXF file will be used for scaling if they are present. If not, the current document units will be used to interpret size.

  • Font: The Font to use for the imported text. To change the available fonts, you can edit the fonts.txt file located in: ./commands/resources

  • Keep Settings: The current settings in the dialog will be saved as defaults for the next time you use the command.

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