Comment 9 for bug 1388851

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mnohr (mark-nohr) wrote : Re: [Bug 1388851] Re: DXF Import Scaling

 From my original bug post "
The attached DXF includes circles that are in groups of 4 with a
  diameter 0.25" with 0.75" spacing. The groups of 4 have a 3" spacing
  between them."

I'm no expert in DXF files but I think there is a definition of units of
measure in the header block.
http://www.autodesk.com/techpubs/autocad/acad2000/dxf/header_section_group_codes_dxf_02.htm

http://www.cocreateusers.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4761

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Alvin Penner <email address hidden> wrote:

> However, I am still somewhat unclear as to what the problem is. When I
> load this dxf file into QCad and view it relative to the size of an A4 page
> size, then it appears to be identical to what I am getting in Inkscape when
> I use the default manual scale factor of 1. The two programs are totally
> compatible as far as I can see.
> Can you indicate what it is that you were expecting to see, in terms
> of size of the object?
>
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> Title:
> DXF Import Scaling
>
> Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I've imported a dxf and it is coming in very small. I've created the
> DXF in Solidworks and have imported it into MS Visio without any
> problems so I'm fairly certain the DXF content is accurate. I've
> exprted using R13 DXF format.
>
> The attached DXF includes circles that are in groups of 4 with a
> diameter 0.25" with 0.75" spacing. The groups of 4 have a 3" spacing
> between them.
>
> Is there some setting I need to adjust?
>
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