Hello everyone, Intermediate self taught user here. I will sometimes leverage Shapr3d as my 3D modeling program for designs that are easier (or only reasonably possible) by first creating from other programs that are more art/creative oriented than prototype/machine/industry oriented, exporting fro…

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There were two files it wouldn’t let me upload; if there is a work around and they’re needed to help identify the problem/solution let me know.

I just went through the same problem few days ago. I sometimes do Affinity Designer DXF to Shapr. Could you also upload DXF or DWG might be easier to explain starting from DXF. I do not know where the problem is but I know the solution, if you are having the same issue as me. If that is the case…

Top is Affinity, Middle is Shapr and bottom is QCAD Note the top original drawing has smoother front. [image] Exploded in QCAD and imported in Shapr, note the overlap, double line. [image]

Hey, Thanks for the quick reply. I wanted to get the question out there before I ran out the door; not at my computer right now. I would love an explanation; like, is AD not considered 2D CAD because of the artistic bent? If so, is there one you recommend, preferably free since it is an intermediat…

Oh it’s greyed out because forum doesn’t support the file, you need to zip it first. This is my conclusion, I could be wrong but I think this is likely after doing tests with Affinity Designer. My conclusion is AD is not generating fully CAD compatible curve on exports. For simple curves AD export…

Well, OnShape is hot garbage and QCAD’s domain seems to be offline…lets try the others haha. Thanks for the information.

As an intermediate step Onshape is fine, I was surprised it imported correctly, while others app gave errors. You just need the DXF converted to continue on Shapr. If QCAD is no longer there the next option is not exporting as DXF or DWG but as PDF so you can open and save as DXF in Inkscape. When…

Thanks for the report! Could you please share these profiles which went wrong in .DWG or .DXF format to help us to investigate the issue?

Absolutely! I am in the middle of a very busy couple of days, so it may not be until Monday evening, but I will get those to you.

Seemingly Random Profile Changes From .dwg/.dxf

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Top is Affinity, Middle is Shapr and bottom is QCAD

Note the top original drawing has smoother front.

Exploded in QCAD and imported in Shapr, note the overlap, double line.

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Seemingly Random Profile Changes From .dwg/.dxf

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