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title: "@freesewing/plugin-export-dxf"
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---
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The **@freesewing/plugin-export-dxf** plugin exports your pattern
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to [the DXF file format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD_DXF).
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It will attach the [the postDraft lifecycle
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hook](/reference/api/hooks/postdraft) to add a `renderDxf()` method
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to the pattern object.
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<Warning>
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##### Maintainer note: This is de-facto unmaintained
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This plugin is de-facto unmaintained because I have no use for it.
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I keep it around in case it might be useful, and I've used it
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myself for exporting to different software.
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The being said, DXF is a poor choice as a file format for storing sewing patterns.
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For one thing, it only allows straight lines, no curves. Yikes!
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</Warning>
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## Installation
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```sh
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npm install @freesewing/plugin-export-dxf
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```
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## Usage
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Like all [run-time plugins](/guides/plugins/types-of-plugins#run-time-plugins), you
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load them by by passing them to the `use()` method of an instatiated pattern.
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That method is chainable, so if you have multiple plugins you can just chain them together.
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```js
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import Aaron from "@freesewing/aaron";
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import theme from "@freesewing/plugin-theme";
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const pattern = new Aaron().use(theme);
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```
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After calling `pattern.draft()` you will be able to call `pattern.renderDxf()`
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which will return the Dxf output.
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