exporting a DXF from inskcape directly produces an hillariously bad import into draftsight.
#Inkscape dxf export one path software
so I figured that what I need to do is export them, then open them in draftsight (a younger sibling to the software used by the engineers), and from that I can export in whatever format they require. The DXF import (and plugins) from Inkscape don't achieve this terribly well - there are always issues of turning curves into straight-line segments etc. What we need to do is convert it to a path. I need to get files into a format where they can import them without having to manually tweak things. 2 This is of course no good, as OpenSCAD / dxf cant read this format. export that freshly imported dxf back out. (this exported file does nothing for the spline in inkscape) import that dxf BACK into fusion360. but now I'm increasingly having to send files to proper grown-up engineers, and they all seem to use software like Autocad, I did get a little bit of success using the plugin when I do the following: export as dxf with splines as polyline. I use the following settings - I believe these are just the defaults. When you press save, a dialog box will pop up asking you for settings. The inkscape-pages installer will only add files in the sharesextensions folder. Dont worry about deleting or overwriting anything from Inkscape. Name your file, save it wherever you’d like. If this folder is in another location on your system, just input the correct path and click install. I've been using inkscape quite happily for years, with my own laser-cutters etc. Then select the Desktop Cutting Plotter (AutoCAD DXF R14) (.dxf) file format in the lower-right of the save dialog.