[Qgis-user] Export attributes in dxf file format

Mon Nov 17 10:18:20 PST 2025

Ok, so that’s a different situation…
So in QGIS, you can export the Project as DXF, not sure if it will give you the result you want though…

From the Menu Bar, select Project, Import/Export, Export Project to DXF.

Save as, hit three dots and set the location and name of your output

Symbology Mode, set this to Symbol Layer Symbology

CRS, set to match Layers (EPSG:2100)

For the Layers, select “Select All Layers”

Make sure you select Force 2d output and Export labels as MTEXT.

I note what I’m looking at is very different to that which you showed an example of, so maybe you have altered styling?
Give it a go and see how you get on.
Kind Regards,

Richard.

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From: Nikos Xirofotos <nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>
Sent: 17 November 2025 16:44
To: Richard McDonnell <richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie>
Subject: Απ: Export attributes in dxf file format

Hi Richard.
I don't have original DWG file.
I'm trying to create one from the attached file.
Kind Regards,

Nikolaos Xirofotos
Mechanical Engineer
MSc. Engineering Project Management
Mob. +30 698 034 4210
Mail: nxirofotos at hotmail.gr<mailto:nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>

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Από: Richard McDonnell <richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie<mailto:richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie>>
Απεστάλη: Δευτέρα, Νοεμβρίου 17, 2025 18:36
Προς: Nikos Xirofotos <nxirofotos at hotmail.gr<mailto:nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>>
Θέμα: RE: Export attributes in dxf file format

Hi Nikolas,

Send me the Original CAD File, DXF or DWG, whatever it is, what you sent seems to be an export from QGIS to DXF format….

Kind Regards,

Richard.

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Flood Risk Management - Data Management

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From: Nikos Xirofotos <nxirofotos at hotmail.gr<mailto:nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>>
Sent: 17 November 2025 16:13
To: Richard McDonnell <richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie<mailto:richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie>>
Subject: Απ: Export attributes in dxf file format

This is the result of exporting the Layer to DXF.

Nikolaos Xirofotos

Mechanical Engineer

MSc. Engineering Project Management

Mob. +30 698 034 4210

Mail: nxirofotos at hotmail.gr<mailto:nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>

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Από: Richard McDonnell <richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie<mailto:richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie>>
Στάλθηκε: Δευτέρα, 17 Νοεμβρίου 2025 16:36
Προς: Nikos Xirofotos <nxirofotos at hotmail.gr<mailto:nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>>
Θέμα: RE: Export attributes in dxf file format

Hi,

This is a problem, which there is no easy solution for.

Without common attribution, it will be very hard to match your pole to the attributes.

Unfortunately when CAD data is brought into QGIS, it’s all brought in as Geometry, symbol and text as points, lines as Linestring and shapes as polygons. All geometries are usually grouped by layer, so your pole symbols in one layer, the text/details in another…etc…

You could try, Join Attributes by Nearest, which can be found in the Processing Toolbox.

Without having more of a breakdown of the DXF, its Layers, it’s hard to say exactly. If each text attribute in your details, is a separate layer (probably not) then the above could work.

Can you share a sample of the DXF?

Kind Regards,

Richard

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From: QGIS-User <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>> On Behalf Of Nikos Xirofotos via QGIS-User
Sent: 17 November 2025 13:28
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Subject: [Qgis-user] Export attributes in dxf file format

Good evening,

In the attached project I would like you to explain how to export the attributes to a DXF file.
Specifically, from the attached screenshot, when I export the "Poles" layer to DXF I would like the details of each pole

to be included as attributes in the file, as shown in the second image. I am using QGIS version 3.44.4.

I hope I have been clear. Thank you in advance — I look forward to your reply. [cid:image001.png at 01DC57E8.E0097E60]

[cid:image002.png at 01DC57E8.E0097E60]

Kind regards,

Nikolaos Xirofotos

Mechanical Engineer

MSc. Engineering Project Management

Mob. +30 698 034 4210
Mail: nxirofotos at hotmail.gr<mailto:nxirofotos at hotmail.gr>

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