How to export the drawing page into dxf file?

[satheesh]

hi guys,

I am trying to export the drawing page into dxf file in the Drawing and Dimensioning module. But some error is coming..

How to rectify the error? And how to convert a drawing page into dxf file?

Thanks & Regards,
Satheesh

OS: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.16.6703 (Git)
Build type: None
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-16
Hash: 2ce5c8d2e3020d05005ed71f710e09e9aa561f40
Python version: 2.7.6
Qt version: 4.8.6
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17

[r-frank]

Hello.

Tested with 0.16.6706 on Windows 7 64-bit.

Created NEW drawing (export most likely will not work with drawings created with older versions).

1.) Export drawing from Drawing Workbench
> Select page-object to be exported in tree view
> Choose "File > Export" from top menu, set file type to "Autodesk (*.dxf)"
> File succesfully exported and opened in LibreCAD

2.) Export from Drawing Dimensioning Module
> works ONLY on Ubuntu
> needs EXTRA Python library DXFWRITE to be installed
> has some limitations (see linked page)

3.) other possibility
> Export page-object as svg
> open in inkscape and save as dxf
Not tested yet, may have some limitations (svg is not dxf, right ?)

Roland

[NormandC]

Hello Satheesh,

Rather than posting the screen capture, all you had to do is to copy the error shown in red text in the report view.

I am trying to export the drawing page into dxf file in the Drawing and Dimensioning module.

FYI the Drawing Dimensioning module is no longer being maintained. So bugs will not be corrected, unless a new developer steps in to take charge of the module.

Roland's second solution may solve the problem.

[satheesh]

Thank you guys, after installing dxfwrite it is working fine.