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Create background map to machine control system

  • Click File --> Open and open .DWG file you want to edit (it may appear strange, maybe just a small point on the screen) Before editing

  • Zoom in until it looks correct Zoomed in

  • If X and Y are crossed, right click the file in the element list Edit selected and select Swap XY

  • If scale is wrong (file is in mm), right click the file in the element list Edit selected and select Scale mm → m

Edit file

  • Click Tools --> Edit --> Clip area Clip area and select the area you want to keep (click as many points as needed, turquoise line will follow) and press Enter

Clip area - Repeat Clip area as many times as needed

  • Split/join can also be useful for editing Split/join Slit element example

Elements splitted

  • Perform Helmert translation if needed

  • Click File --> Export as --> DXF and save the cleaned file