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DXF to GDSII conversion gets stuck. Can you help?

Thank you for the following up. I have downloaded the software and tried. But it seems that                 every time I tried it stuck at some point. Could you help me to see what's the problem? I am not sure if my DXF file is too large (600MB). Could you kindly help me to take a look?

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 Actually your file is fine, however there's a few tricks you can do to speed up the conversion.


1. During DXF Import options, make sure you check the option to Flash Round and Rectangle shapes.  A flash is simply a center point and shape to use can be 1/360 less data than a circle.


2. Your logo is not closed and continuous.  It needs to be cleaned up to properly convert to GDSII.  Please see our DXF       Conversion Guide (section 3),  https://www.numericalinnovations.com/pages/dxf-dwg-conversion-secrets-for-gerber-gds-ii-odb-etc


3. To really speed up your conversions use MInserts in the DXF for shapes that can be Step and Repeated.

Note:  I noticed one hexagon shape placed way out in the lower / right corner of the DXF.  I assume this is a mistake and should be deleted.


Here's a tutorial movie showing me convert your DXF to GDSII using ACE,  https://numericalsoftware-update.s3.amazonaws.com/tutorials/2018-03-10_13-52-52_DXF_GDSII.mp4


Thanks again, and please let me know if you have any other questions.


Best regards,

Simon


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