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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2015-07-29 2:35 GMT+02:00 Marco Hess <marco.hess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I am still experimenting with the DXF import feature and something I found
> is that the DXF import only seems to work in the default canvas.
>
> If the others OpenGL or Cairo canvas is active, the DXF import does nothing,
> i.e. nothing gets imported in pcbnew.
>
> I suspect this might be a bug. As I am not that familiar yet with the
> differences in these canvases from a code perspective, any ideas as to where
> this issue would be?
>
> Then another issue with the DXF import but which is probably for more in the
> future is related to importing DXF polygons as areas instead of a group of
> lines.
>
> With the default canvas, the import works (i.e. the pcbnew file is modified
> and contains a 'gr_poly' with the shape points) but does not show. Switching
> to the OpenGL canvas then reveals the shape. Ideas?

How do do that? When I try to save the resulting file only see 5878, I
used the dxf from
https://forum.kicad.info/t/gerber-to-footprint/435/13?u=nickoe

I only see gr_line.