Can't open the .dxf file in Adobe Illustrator, not enough memory (RAM) error.

[Anonymous]

Hello guys,

So I downloaded the makelangelo software and pulled one of my pictures through the software. Then I click on save as, I save it as a .dxf. What I want to do with this file is to laser cut the black lines. So that I can have a portrait in wood for example, or even in metal. But the problem is that I can’t even open the .dxf file in Adobe Illustrator, I find this very strange.

Does anyone maybe have a solution? I can try Corel Draw, just don’t have this program yet though.

[Dan]

Try generating a simpler pattern first and loading that DXF into illustrator. Then we’ll know if DXF file format is broken or if your computer is low on ram.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Dan im also having the same problem as above with the dxf file. I have 16GB of RAM and the output file is a couple hundred kb. Illustrator shows the same error but im able to open it in Inkscape

[Dan]

I normally use Inkscape and I tested the DXF files against Inkscape. Is there any more detail about the Adobe Illustrator problem? Any error message, log file, anything?

The DXF file format is quite extensive. I did the minimum require to make it load in Inkscape, I admit that. Presumably as a workaround you can load in inkscape, save it again to illustrator (or even back to DXF!) and then Illustrator should be able to load it OK.

[Anonymous]

Dan there is no log file but i do understand about how complicated parsin to dxf is. Illustrator will just say almost exactly as the OP say.

I using the workaround, maybe you could think about exporting to svg?

[Dan]

SVG export might be doable. I guess I start here? https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/intro.html

[Dan]

I’ve added SVG to the developer version of Makelangelo. Spiral drawings saved as SVG make nopaste, imgur, and several other online sites choke. Inkscape eventually loads the SVG. Other formats seem to be OK.

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