Comment 9 for bug 656899

1) Workaround confirmed for both DXF files using QCad to resave as DXF. Should we close this report or keep it open as wishlist item to add import support for additional AutoCAD entities?

2) <rect> unsupported:
@Alvin - I guess DXF export fails to support the rectangle shapes because Inkscape doesn't add the (redundant) 'd' path attribute like it does for the other parameterized shapes - it is not needed because Inkscape uses the basic SVG shape for rectangles [1]. Should this be filed as separate (wishlist) report or would it be difficult to implement?

Inkscape rectangle:

    <rect
       style="fill:#ff8080;fill-opacity:0.85098039;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2;stroke-opacity:1"
       id="rect15890"
       width="130"
       height="90"
       x="20"
       y="20" />

Example from the SVG spec:

  <rect x="400" y="100" width="400" height="200"
        fill="yellow" stroke="navy" stroke-width="10" />

[1] <http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/shapes.html#RectElement>