# Problems with "IMPORT DXF" not importing anything

**URL:** https://community.inventables.com/t/problems-with-import-dxf-not-importing-anything/89164
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 5, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/problems-with-import-dxf-not-importing-anything/89164 "2020-04-05T00:31:04Z")
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### Author: ![CraigDance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@CraigDance](https://community.inventables.com/u/CraigDance)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/problems-with-import-dxf-not-importing-anything/89164/1 "2020-04-05T00:31:04Z")

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```
 To start with i thought it was the file. It was only 3 meg so size wasnt the issue, so i tried another 4 different DXF files with the same issue. Nothing uploads into the program.
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### Author: ![SteveMoloney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stevemoloney/32/84542_2.png) [@SteveMoloney](https://community.inventables.com/u/SteveMoloney)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/problems-with-import-dxf-not-importing-anything/89164/2 "2020-04-05T08:43:35Z")

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try converting it to an SVG, sometimes what you think is a a small file is not, depends on how many tool paths are in it.

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