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I've created a cutout in Visio that I've saved as a .dxf file.

When I try to import it, the operation does not fail. But nothing appears in the window. Similarly, when I try to place the object, nothing shows up.

This isn't a complex cutout. But trying to create it in PD has taken me over an hour. What can I do?

Same problem here.
I made several different dxf files in various software packages and none seem to import properly.

Visio used some less common dxf entities I had not yet implemented. That is fixed in the version put up yesterday (July 27th). If you have trouble importing any particular dxf files, please let me know.

Hi there,

I've downloaded and installed version 4.1.8

Unfortunately it still doesn't seem to like the .dxf file I just tried to import from Visio.

The file is listed in the Library. But no preview image shows up and when I try to edit the item, the Cutout Editor window opens with no controls image at all. If I pass the mouse over the toolbar at the top, the control icons will appear.

If I try to place the part on one of the faces, all I see is the little red target square.

I realize that Visio is probably doing something weird with the file. I've uploaded the file that I am trying to import with this post.

For fun, I imported the .dxf into SolidWorks and then re-exported. That file I was able to open in the editor. Although when I place the part on the face of the enclosure, it shows up with dotted lines and will disappear if I try to place another part.

I'm not sure if there's something different I can do with part in Visio before I export it. But I'll try a few more things later.

Visio generated dxf files did not import properly until version 4.1.9 released wednesday evening (July 27th). I verified the dxf file you provided imports on that version.