You can import a DXF or image and then change the layer to one of the copper layers. Please see this post: https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/import_a_picture-fTNHZhzR8

How this applies to the copper area or solid region tools properties? I don't think you understand my question. Importing a DXF and changing the layer to top or bottom when importing it doesn't allow me to convert it to a copper area or solid region. Converting a DXF to copper area tool is what Im after and I think most of designers would. Also the Solid region tool which is way to difficult to use with precision and difficult shapes like I have describe above can use this feature conversion tool too.

+1 for this. Since we can't import DXF to use as cutouts inside boards it looks as if my journey with easyEDA might be over before it's properly begun.

+1 for this. It is doable for simple shapes (square / rectangle / triangle), but slow. Just adding the ability to edit coordinates for a solid region would be enough.

I really don't get it. Why is it not possible to switch types like TRACK, SOLIDREGION, COPPERAREA whenever u want via GUI? You can do this via "File" -> "EasyEDA File source". You can manually replace the TRACK created by the DXF with SOLIDREGION: `"TRACK~1.181~1~~25.7065 372.1941 19.1789 372.1941 19.1789 377.511 25.7065 377.511 25.7065 372.1941~gge385~0"` to `"SOLIDREGION~1~~25.7065 372.1941 19.1789 372.1941 19.1789 377.511 25.7065 377.511 25.7065 372.1941~cutout~gge385~0"` It's a PITA, but it works... See [https://docs.easyeda.com/en/DocumentFormat/3-EasyEDA-PCB-File-Format/index.html](https://docs.easyeda.com/en/DocumentFormat/3-EasyEDA-PCB-File-Format/index.html#TRACK) for the format

@andreasbernhofer, Hi, you are posting into to a 2 year old topic. If the images below of the rightclick menu and the options this then allows do not answer your question, please clarify and post your question as a new Feature Request topic.  

Converting to Board Cutout and then to solid region only works for one shape at a time. There is no way I would do that on imported text etc. Here is a script I've hacked together. It converts all selected tracks (from DXF import) to solid regions: `// convert selected TRACKS (e.g. DXF import) to SOLIDREGION var shapes = api('getSelectedIds').split(',').map(v => v.replace(/fake-[0-9]+/,'')).filter((v, i, a) => a.indexOf(v) === i); var sc = api('getSource', {type: "txt"}); shapes.forEach(id => {` `  const regexp = new RegExp(`"TRACK~([^~"]*)~([^~"]*)~([^~"]*)~([^~"]*)~(\\b${id}\\b)~([^~"]*)"`);` `  sc = sc.replace(regexp,'"SOLIDREGION~$2~$3~$4~cutout~$5~$6"');` `}); api('applySource', {source: sc, type: "txt", createNew: false});` It's a shame that the API (like "createShape") is not documented at all... But regex always saves the day!

Formatting messed up :( trying once again: ``` //convert selected TRACKS (e.g. DXF import) to SOLIDREGION var shapes = api('getSelectedIds').split(',').map(v => v.replace(/fake-[0-9]+/,'')).filter((v, i, a) => a.indexOf(v) === i); var sc = api('getSource', {type: "txt"}); shapes.forEach(id => { const regexp = new RegExp(`"TRACK~([^~"]*)~([^~"]*)~([^~"]*)~([^~"]*)~(\\b${id}\\b)~([^~"]*)"`); sc = sc.replace(regexp,'"SOLIDREGION~$2~$3~$4~cutout~$5~$6"'); }); api('applySource', {source: sc, type: "txt", createNew: false});``` ```