Your question: How do you scale a DXF in Fusion 360?

Can you scale a DXF file?

Re: Resizing a DXF file



Supper easy just, select what you want to resize, click on the Modification tool button, again click on the part, set the scale percentage, click OK button and you’re done.

How do you scale to a specific size in Fusion 360?

In the Design workspace, Solid tab, select Modify > Scale. Select the body or bodies to scale, and pick a fixed anchor point for the scaling. Choose a Scale Type from the dialog: Uniform.

How do you scale an image in Fusion 360?

Access the menu by right clicking on the canvass you’ve imported and you will see s selection for scaling the image. Pick the start and end point of the dimension, enter the dimension value and hit enter. Your image will now be scaled.

How do you increase the size of a drawing in Fusion 360?

To change scales of drawing views:

  1. Double click on the base view in your 2D Drawing.
  2. Adjust the Scale in the Drawing View Dialogue.

How do I make a DXF file smaller?

Depending on the content of the source DWG, the DXF can be several magnitudes larger in size. File size can be reduced if unused blocks and objects are removed from the DWG (see How to reduce the size of a DWG file in AutoCAD).

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How do you scale SVG in Fusion 360?

Scale the sketch entity in Fusion 360:

  1. Create a sketch.
  2. Insert the SVG into the sketch.
  3. Check a sample dimension x2 that will be scaled up to the desired dimension x1.
  4. Exit the sketch.
  5. Select SOLID > MODIFY > Scale.
  6. Select the sketch to be scaled.
  7. Select a point on the sketch.

How do you scale a mesh body in Fusion 360?

From the Modify menu, click Scale.



Note: The mesh can be scaled non-uniformly as well by selecting the drop-down for Scale Type.

  1. Select the entity to be scaled and enter a Scale Factor.
  2. Click OK to finish scaling.
  3. If design history is enabled, leave the mesh workspace by clicking Finish Mesh in the toolbar.

How do you scale a canvas in Fusion 360?

To do this you will need to right click on the canvas in the browser, and select “Edit” from the drop-down menu. Then you can use the handle as pictured to pull your canvas to the correct size. You may also manually fine tune Chi Chi any numbers into the scale input box.

How do you scale a drawing in fusion?

Fusion have scale function for scale body/component/skecth. You can use it to scale your sketch.



  1. Select Modify –> Scale.
  2. Select the sketch from the browser, rather than trying to select the entire sketch. (This was the non-obvious detail that I was missing.)
  3. Now the scale window will allow one to scale as expected.

How do you scale a sketch?

To scale a sketch:

  1. In an active sketch, click Modify Sketch. (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Modify.
  2. In the dialog box, under Scale About, select one of the following: Option. Description. Sketch origin. …
  3. Type a value for Factor, and press Enter. You cannot scale a sketch that has external references.
  4. Click Close.
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