Problem importing dxf files with a text layer

[David Shearer]

Hi
I suddenly seem to have a problem importing dxf files with a text layer. The cutting layer (0) is imported but not the text layer. I have tried importing dxf files from Librecad 2.1.3 and Draftsight 2018 and the result is the same. I am using RDWorks V8.01.40.

Does anyone have a solution/suggestion for me?

Regards David

[Pete Cyr]

Try creating a single later DXF and import in RDWORKS

[David Shearer]

I tried moving the text to the 0 layer and then importing the file. Still no text in the RDworks file

[Pete Cyr]

The only other option that come to mind is export in a differnt format png, AI etc. I am unsure what export formats other than DXF the software you cited may support.

[Chris Medcalf]

RDWorks isn't keen on text. The Corel Draw plugin converts text to curves before saving an AI file for RDWorks to inport. RDWorks itself works only with TTF fonts, not OTF, which might be a clue to what's going on.

Convert the text to curves before importing to RDWorks.

[Hank Morgan]

What Chris said.
RDWorks doesn't play nice with regular text. I use Inkscape for most drawings and always have to "convert to path" before saving for RDWorks or else the text is a no show.

[Jeffrey Aley]

I tried an experiment.
I used DraftSight 2017 x64 SP3.
I created text box with several different fonts in it.
I also created a circle.
I saved it as a DXF (R2013 ASCII Drawing)

DraftSight1.JPG

Then I opened the file in RDWorks v8.01.24. What I got was some code for the text - not the fonts that I had selected:

Text Test RDWorks.JPG

So, obviously something is wrong.

I have not yet tried exporting as a different (older) version of DXF.

-Jeff

[David Shearer]

Jeff
I have tried the Draftsight text and found that the only text that RDWorks will show is a 'simple note' and not the 'note' format from Draftsight 2018. I am currently trying to use other 2d CAD such as Librecad as I can not warant the charges that are going to be imposed by Draftsight from 12/2019 - fotr the level that I use the software! Therefore, my original problem/post.

I will try the idea of importing into Inkscape then converting to curves - long winded but if it is the only solution .......
David

[sebastien laforet]

I will try the idea of importing into Inkscape then converting to curves - long winded but if it is the only solution .......

not so good idea, because you will have to convert back from SVG to DXF, and this part is, at best, difficult. the native conversion may not work correctly everywhere, and small detail may get lost or botched.

the only way i succeeded was converting SVG to EPS (save as EPS from inkscape), then use imagemagic to convert EPS to DXF. even with a script this is tedious, but at least it works without botching the design.