DXF Files with Wizard?

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I know that Valiani CMC users can import files created in Corel and use them to cut custom designed mats.
Does anyone have experience doing the same with DXF files in Wizard's software? Does PathTrace recognize them?
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I haven't personally tried, but I have seen previous threads here where folks have said that Pathtrace will open DXF files.

However, they have to be prepared properly with clear drawing/cutting instructions. Not all DXF files are created equal.
 
I'm not a Wizard user, but I have shared DXF files with some of them. Apparently there are several generations of the DXF format. Wizard software can use some of those variations, and Corel Draw can save in some of them, but I'm pretty sure the DXF format is not universally compatible.
 
might be an option to convert the dxf to PLT, think they are supported

the trick with DXF's is to use the older generation file formats, the newer ones confuse most of the cmc software

my gunnar doesnt like some of the dxf's i get given
 
I have Corel 3-X6 and have had no luck in transfering files to my Wizard that will cut with out retracing.

I'm interested in figuring this out also as it will save me a ton of time retracing all my military images for the pen and debossing tool. Wish Pathtrace was something simple like corel trace where you hit a button and it traces for you, then you go in and clean up as needed. Drawing arcs, circles and lines can get old fast when doing something intricate for the pen tool.
 
In the past I've used illustrator to draw up the art that I want to use -> then saved as an EPS -> opened in Corel Draw -> save as DXF (I've found you probably will need to try a few different formats) -> and final open in Path Trace where you can do your final clean-up and set the bevels.

A few problems: Path Trace's support of DXF is mediocre at best. Really complex designs seem almost always to crash Path Trace (with errors that when you call up wizard, they'll be able to do nothing about). Furthermore, you'll definitely need to spend some time figuring out which format of DXF will transfer best - although as has already been mentioned in this thread, the older formats seem to work best.

Unfortunately, path trace is a disaster of a vector drawing program as far as I'm concerned. However, as long as you keep it simple, you should be able to get DXF's to open.
 
If dxf files load in wizard, then you would do well to down load "Draftsight "a free true drafting program. Corel, & illustrator are "sort of" drafting programs, but make hundreds of vector points instead of a few. A circle in true drafting is a point and 4 quadrants, or 5 vector points. In illustrator or corel it is several hundred points. I use it for one offs, but not often even then. This will slow down your computer, make huge files, and may not give you the choice which you can import into wizard. I operate a laser, and do the programing, and use this, import into the proprietary language, and it works well. The others are slow and cumbersome. I use the earliest editions of dxf to import in, as they have the fewest "bells and whistles", so things import cleanly.
No I don't have a wizard...so there may be some modifications you'll need to know, which I don't. However this is experience from a designer for 10 years in drafting on machines. You can't learn enough...
 
Can you upload images to draftsight, or does the rendering have to be done ther enad then transfered?

I have found that the best .dfx files are from the earlier versions of corel for me, but like you said, an image that is to intricate will crash the wizard pathtrace and cause a reboot of the system.
 
Rick Call Dani at Wizard she can tell...

Rick Granick said:
I know that Valiani CMC users can import files created in Corel and use them to cut custom designed mats.
Does anyone have experience doing the same with DXF files in Wizard's software? Does PathTrace recognize them?
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
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