[solved] cannot edit dxf file

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silogy
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[solved] cannot edit dxf file

Post by silogy » Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:45 am

Hello,

I am unable to edit the attached dxf file; all the line segments (268) are selected when any one is selected. The file was generated from a sketch in Fusion 360, using a method that I have used at least a dozen times and successfully edited in QCAD. Is there a property that I need to set to successfully edit this file?

I work on a 2018 iMac running Mac OS 12.6 on an Intel Core I5 with 8 GB of memory and 1 TB of storage. I am running QCAD Pro version 3.27.6.
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Re: cannot edit dxf file

Post by Husky » Sat Sep 24, 2022 4:30 am

Hello,

that is a polyline built out of 268 lines.
To have it as single lines select the polyline and explode it. You can find that tool below Menu/Modify) - that's all what it needs ... :wink:
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Re: cannot edit dxf file

Post by silogy » Sat Sep 24, 2022 3:26 pm

Thank you, exploding the poly line worked! I just do not understand how the exported file from Fusion 360 became a poly line.

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