The Ribbon

GigaDXF Uses a ribbon to display all the options and actions. You may be familiar with the ribbon layout from programs such as Word and Outlook.

The ribbon contains two (2) tabs, the File menu and the Import/Export tab.

 

File menu

 

Pressing this button will open the full screen menu. To exit, press the large arrow at the top left, as indicated.

Click to Expand

Settings

The Settings page, shown above, contains the default options for the program. These are editable.

Show Preview Pane

This allows you to toggle on/off the Preview pane. Uncheck this box if you just want to view the list.

Preview Colour Settings

The Preview Colour settings control the DXF preview. Pressing the applicable button allows you to select a new colour.

Changing the colours in the Preview Pane is done by selecting a colour using the colour picker.

Units

The Units page allows you to tell GigaDXF that the DXF is in imperial units.

Default Material

The default material is the material that will be added to the drop list and selected when you add a new part to GigaDXF.

To add a material to the list simply type it in.

About

The About page shows the licensing information for the open source library used to create the GigaDXF.

Licenses Information Sample

Exit

Click on the Exit button to close the application.

 

Import/Export

Import DXF

Imports DXF files by using the Browse dialog.

• Multiple files can be selected.
• Then click 'Open' which will import all selected files and fills in the GigaDXF list.

Browse to select your DXF Files

 

Export DXF

Clicking on this button, exports the DXT file for EzyNest.

This opens a Browse dialog, from where you can type the file name required. Pressing 'Save' will export the file.

Browse to Save DXT Files

 

Right Click Menu

More options can be access by right clicking on any active column.

Add Column

 Columns are used to store information for labelling in EzyNest.

Rename Column

This allows a column to be renamed. Note, columns that are required cannot be renamed.

Delete Column

Deletes the selected column.

Copy Cells

Copies the selected cells to the clipboard for future paste.

Paste Cells

Paste cells over the current cell selection.

Save as Default Layout

Saves the current column layout for the next time you run GigaDXF.

Edit Selected Cells

Allows you to amend details of a selected cells.

Prepare For EzyNest

This prepares BiesseWorks and Bsolid DXF for EzyNest use - see Prepare Files of EzyNest topic.