# Dxf not to scale

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-not-to-scale/32025>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-not-to-scale/32025 "2024-05-20T09:06:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JamesPlayford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JamesPlayford](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JamesPlayford)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-not-to-scale/32025/1 "2024-05-20T09:06:21Z")

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I am importing a dxf from illustrator, but it looses it scale and comes in 400 times the original size

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-not-to-scale/32025/2 "2024-05-20T16:07:21Z")

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Is it in inches or mm in Illustrator? That may be the problem.

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**Author:** ![JamesPlayford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JamesPlayford](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JamesPlayford)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-not-to-scale/32025/3 "2024-05-21T04:43:19Z")

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The illustrator file is set to millimetres