Workflow: DXF to 3D print
- Open DXF in Illustrator
- If there are double lines it might be caused by infill and contour lines overlapping. Ask the maker of the DXF file to give the infill a different color than the outline.
- In illustrator, select an infill or outline object
- Select > Same > Fill & Stroke
- Delete
- Check for errors in outline mode (cmd+Y)
- Select a shape
- Put it in a new document (copy, make a new document, paste)
- File > Export > Export As > Format: DXF
- Scale: 1 CM is 1 unit (remember this for later)
- In Fusion 360: Insert > Insert DXF
- Check that units are set to CM (the same unit as the Illustrator export)
- Select the shape, extrude
- CMD + click the object in the tree > Save As Mesh > OBJ
- Unit type: Millimeter
- Import the OBJ file into Cura and check the dimensions. Now it's ready to print