Export to DXF file

Sub menu File item Export item To DXF file

Exports the selected layers to a DXF file. In the next dialogbox the layers, X mirroring, filled objects and drawing board outline can be selected. For the silkscreen layers there is an option to plot the component references or the component values. Also the DXF export filename can be modified if necessary.

If the option “Objects filled” is not marked lines/traces/circles/arcs will be hairlines (Thickness is zero), circle/rectangle pads will exported with a contour.

Regardless of the “Objects filled” option, polygon/areafills will always be exported with a contour.

The DXF file will be generated in the pcb\dxf subdirectory.