#908543 dxf2gcode: Please provide a way to specify a file contains inches

Package:
dxf2gcode
Source:
dxf2gcode
Submitter:
"Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans"
Date:
2024-07-10 09:09:03 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#908543#5
Date:
2018-09-10 23:01:50 UTC
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DXF files may contain hints about their measurement units, or they may
be abstract numbers. dxf2code tries to guess but if it finds no
information either way, it defaults to mm.

Some files contain numbers in inches (e.g. in my case, the dxf resultant
output from https://cloudconvert.com/svg-to-dxf). Loading these into
dxf2code results in shapes that are too small. While this can be
corrected by applying a "Scale All" factor of 25.4, it would be nicer if
the units could be specified; e.g.

  $ dxf2code --inches output.dxf
#908543#10
Date:
2022-11-23 06:47:50 UTC
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[Paul "LeoNerd" Evans]

This sound like a useful proposal.  It might be better to direct it to
upstream.  Note, I am not the package maintainer, just a drive-by
debian user. :)

My personal favorite would of course be to switch to millimeter in the
drawing, but realise it might take a while before we are there. :)
#908543#15
Date:
2024-07-10 08:56:34 UTC
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believe an option is needed?  Please provide upstream with the
information.