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Hi Gordon,<br>
it is a known issue: please see [1] and [2] for reference and
workaround.<br>
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Best regards.<br>
<br>
Andrea Giudiceandrea<br>
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[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gdal.org/drivers/vector/dxf.html#units">https://gdal.org/drivers/vector/dxf.html#units</a><br>
[2]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/349048/export-vector-layer-in-dxf-with-systematically-metrical-system-unit">https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/349048/export-vector-layer-in-dxf-with-systematically-metrical-system-unit</a>
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