SCM PRATIX S15B

have you called the company you bought the machine from?

We received training from the company but they advised us that there are loads of DXFs available online if you know where to look.

Doesn’t sound like you have a machine or software problem, but a program issue. You might want to contact the creator of the DXF’s that you purchased. If it’s a reputable company, they will help you resolve the problem. What kind of products are you looking to make? Perhaps other members can help point you to sources of quality programs if they knew what you were producing.

DXFs come in a variety of types, 2D, 3D, older and newer ACAD versions, etc.

Some older software won’t read the newer files and some are particular about the layers that things are on. Or, they are particular about if the lines are polylines or just lines.

Many times, it is better to open the dxf’s in AutoCAD, or other equivalent software, ensure the file conforms to what Maestro expects, then export for CNC work.

DXFs can be touchy sometimes.

-- "Hard work is not defined by the difficulty of the task as much as a person's desire to perform it.", DS251

Most of the DXFs I’ve bought so far are from Etsy.

They download onto the computer as a compressed zip. But then when I go into Maestro & look in downloads they aren’t there & I can’t figure out how to fix it.

Most of the DXFs I ve bought so far are from Etsy.

They download onto the computer as a compressed zip. But then when I go into Maestro & look in downloads they aren t there & I can t figure out how to fix it.

- Tracy13

I am not familiar with Maestro but you probably need to open the zip files using the Windows Explorer and extract the files contained in it to uncompress them first.

• Find the file in windows explorer – it will show up as a compressed folder
• Right click on it
• Select extract all from the pop up box—make a note of the folder you extract them to so you can find them later

-- Nathan, TX -- Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.

Thanks I will try this