diff --git a/EtchBendLines b/EtchBendLines
index 3c1700c..da4d322 160000
--- a/EtchBendLines
+++ b/EtchBendLines
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3c1700c480bd8b1ba6d95c52d65ba9af694a6825
+Subproject commit da4d3228b0eede73a665b0a814f7b8ac818bcc94
diff --git a/ExportDXF/Services/PartExporter.cs b/ExportDXF/Services/PartExporter.cs
index f7522ad..eb314f7 100644
--- a/ExportDXF/Services/PartExporter.cs
+++ b/ExportDXF/Services/PartExporter.cs
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ namespace ExportDXF.Services
             {
                 var etcher = new EtchBendLines.Etcher();
                 etcher.AddEtchLines(dxfPath);
+                FixDegreeSymbol(dxfPath);
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
@@ -314,6 +315,20 @@ namespace ExportDXF.Services
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// ACadSharp misreads the UTF-8 degree symbol (C2 B0) as two ANSI_1252
+        /// characters (°). Fix it in the written DXF so bend notes display correctly.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static void FixDegreeSymbol(string path)
+        {
+            var text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(path);
+            if (text.Contains("\u00C2\u00B0"))
+            {
+                text = text.Replace("\u00C2\u00B0", "\u00B0");
+                System.IO.File.WriteAllText(path, text);
+            }
+        }
+
         private string GetSinglePartFileName(ModelDoc2 model, string prefix)
         {
             var title = model.GetTitle().Replace(".SLDPRT", "");