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how do i change the scale when i import the dxf file?
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What program are you using?
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MQUICK wrote:What program are you using?
um.............mach3 cnc control application........doe that sound right?
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I do most of my work inside of PlasmaCam. I don't know the workings of mach3. Is this the program that you draw in ? Do you draw any files in DXF format?
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MQUICK wrote:I do most of my work inside of PlasmaCam. I don't know the workings of mach3. Is this the program that you draw in ? Do you draw any files in DXF format?
no...........i was just curious if i import a huge file.......instead of going through a whole resizing process
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You cannot rescale in Mach. You have to go back to your graphics program and do it there.
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plain ol Bill wrote:You cannot rescale in Mach. You have to go back to your graphics program and do it there.
ok cool thanks
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