# Importing DXF files

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/importing-dxf-files/14923>\
**Category:** Getting Started With LightBurn\
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/importing-dxf-files/14923 "2020-04-21T06:45:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Squid](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/squid/32/18934_2.png) [@Squid](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Squid)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/importing-dxf-files/14923/2 "2020-04-21T09:44:31Z")

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Have you tried these settings?

 ![ice_screenshot_20200421-124011](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b7c14533e7f95be6662378836c6abb26a4d5dc9f.png)

> [@DXF size importing incorrectly](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dxf-size-importing-incorrectly/10516/2):
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> DXF files don’t always have a unit of measure stored with them. Look in the LightBurn settings in the File section for the DXF import settings where you can specify the units. If the DXF was saved as inches, but you loaded it as mm, it would be about 1/25th of its size.

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