Hi Michael,
Re: dxf very interested to see the v4 final or dialogue or at least a demo of that. I wont be in trial mode soon ;0)
From my experience DXF curves can be clunky sometimes inside various drawing packages (esp. If supplied by others). MoI3d dxf import seems faultless so far. DXF are still the defacto "input" or exchange standard in my industry for cad to cam; ending up on cnc.
Re: "ai" and "illustrator"
Whilst i might not be an adobe-fan, nice to hear layer imports can maybe be introduced in future; it will open up more options for all.
Re: universal file import and pdf
I'm not saying all my ideas are conventional nor that a filename syntax
is required. I thought using import filenames could be a simple way to make certain files do certain
things - perhaps as a script before a baked in feature. For single file imports a command "import file to layer/style/object name"
would or could work. Only advantage of using filename syntax is it might get people like me working to filename structures.
The fundamental part is this:
Why bother typing a layer/style or object type name when it could come from the filename?
Taking it further... Immagine I want to import 10 files .eps .dxf or ai in one go??
Could we maybe consider to try testing something soon for these examples:
》1. Single file name imported creates to single named moi layer/style (e.g file#4 as an example)
》2. multiple file selection to multiple layers - creates many layers/styles (e.g. file #1,2,3&4)
》3. Multi-page pdf to multi layer moi file, where each page is a layer/style - creates many moi layers/styles.
(testing pdfs at moment). Seems this last one could take the "page name or bookmark" from the pdf
or just take page numbers if that was too difficult.
I think this is power and usability and seems you likely have the framework.
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