Converting File Types & Lua Error

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Getting that dreaded Lua Error, so I read up on the various topics here on the forum and I think I got an understanding now.

I want to use simple line drawings, convert them to dxf, then cut. I’m using WinTopo (freeware version) to get a vector drawing. After clicking One-Touch Vectorization, it looks like this:

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That looks like a beautiful setup, I save as dxf, move over to Carbide, try to insert the file, and get the Lua Error. I read about converting the dxf into “2004 lines”, but WinTopo does not have that function. If I get it, the required path is something like:

WinTopo > save as dxf > open in Illistrator > save as SVG > open in Inkscape > save as dxf (2004 lines) > open in CC

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To update while everyone is enjoying morning coffee like me, I opened the original in Inkscape, did the “Trace Bitmap” function, and got a good drawing with thick lines.

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Since CC advertises it is compatible with DXF, I first saved as DXF. Tried to open in CC and got the Lua Error.

Went back to Inkscape and saved as SVG. It opened perfectly in CC.

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I’m finding that CC does not like converted DXF, but loves converted SVG. That works for now so I’ll use that conversion process.

Fun side note: the SVG conversion was so good it made over 50 tool paths. I’ll probably pare that down a bit. :slight_smile:

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