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ageffen@allegheny.edu
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August 19, 2023
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DXF export option not showing up on macbook pro (in illustrator) Help?!

  • August 19, 2023
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I have an illustrator file that I need to export as a dxf. I am using a macbook pro (running Ventura 13. 4.1) and the dxf export option is not showing up. Is there a workaround for this? I tried exporting as an SVG but that is also not working. Would this conversion be easier if I were not using a mac, so on a PC?

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Correct answer ageffen@allegheny.edu

Yes I was indeed. The problem turned out to be that I had a very large file and I had not isolated all of the anchor points for all components. Once we did that, the dxf conversion went smoothly....fingers crossed the fabricator finds the files workable. 

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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August 19, 2023

Are you using File > Export > Export As?

ageffen@allegheny.eduAuthorCorrect answer
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August 26, 2023

Yes I was indeed. The problem turned out to be that I had a very large file and I had not isolated all of the anchor points for all components. Once we did that, the dxf conversion went smoothly....fingers crossed the fabricator finds the files workable. 

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