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One idea might be to create a sketch that follows the profile of the part. The graphic image could be brought into a part file. Then, create the datum curve that follows the desired contours of the part. Next, create a drawing of the part. From inside the drawing, scale the sketch at 1:1, and remove the format. From there, the drawing could be exported as a DXF.
I am not 100% sure, but it may be possible to skip the importation of the image file into part mode. It *may* be possible to do the same procedure completely inside drawing mode.
At any rate, you'll need to create some geometric entities that can be exported in the desired DXF format. I don't see a clean method of going directly to DXF from an image file.
You're better off without ProE to do so. There are different programs out on the market for graphics that do image to vector. Personally I use the Trace part of the Corel suite to start with. It gives you plenty of tools to steer the result of the tracing (lines, curves, precision, ...). In CorelDraw you can then import the tracing result and further refine if you wish. From there you can export DXF. In the case of EPS it can be simpler since EPS can contain vector graphics in which case you can directly open it without loosing quality.
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