# Import design as dxf

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 11, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805 "2022-06-11T12:33:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bombastino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bombastino/32/4066_2.png) [@Bombastino](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bombastino)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805/1 "2022-06-11T12:33:37Z")

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Hi  
.Inside a imported dxf file i could not extrude all elements. I have no Idea what the reason could be and what I have to do.  
Thank you for your help.  
Greetings Christoph z

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805/2 "2022-06-11T12:39:18Z")

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Hi,

Please check this thread, there is a good way there how to find the problematic part:

> [@Extrusion impossible on a closed sketch blue filled](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrusion-impossible-on-a-closed-sketch-blue-filled/19703/7):
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> I’ll try to tweak the exports settings from Illustrator and publish in this thread the configuration of my best attempt.

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**Author:** ![Bombastino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bombastino/32/4066_2.png) [@Bombastino](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bombastino)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805/3 "2022-06-11T13:42:54Z")

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Thank you, for your try . But i imported my designfrom

 ![Probleme mit der Extrusion](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0febf4e8daf7d05c442db57a8560eea6e8869719.jpeg)  
Corel Draw. I delete some nodes from the right object. But there is no differenz. The only explanation i could emagine is that the lines or not strait. There may be a problem for the extrusion of the object.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0a2527ecaf429a3bf14f11fcf6ca03df75953d3f.jpeg)  
 ![Problem 2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/13cebd3384f81b9c791eaae9a5cd3fb30266d89c.jpeg)  
Thank you form helping  
Christoph

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805/4 "2022-06-11T14:24:50Z")

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Cutting up the sketch, shown in the video in the other topic could help identifying the problematic part.

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**Author:** ![jsc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jsc/32/15170_2.png) [@jsc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jsc)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-design-as-dxf/19805/5 "2022-06-17T14:57:25Z")

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From my past experience with CorelDraw, XaraDesigner, and other 2D apps is that holes often affect the “direction” of its node-path relative to the direction of the node-path of the shape (loop) surrounding it. This can foul up the DXF export.

If a loop is drawn manually, the two end-nodes of the path that overlap one another may be not properly “joined” to form a single node. The shape can appear to be closed and may even be given a fill but will produces a poor export. To troubleshoot, I found that selecting a node in a path and using the tab key or arrow keys to advance to the next node can locate a gap . . . alternatively use the End or Home keys to find a gap. Also, splitting a node and then rejoining them may repair the entire path and fix the export. It just depends upon the 2D app.

Finally, many times I have found that DWG export works better than DXF.