I've been spending a bit more time working with dxf files and came across a free cad program that seems pretty solid. Allows you to import DXF and DWG files, scale and edit and export as PDF.
To get a 1:1 scale print out of the dxf file you need to first export it as a pdf file on a large format for that the 1:1 version fits on a single page (I use CutePDF or PDFCreator and select a large page size - both freeware programs that install as a printer and allows you to print any document from any program as a pdf). Then you need to get some program will chop up the oversized pdf into multiple A4's. Apparently Photoshop and Illustrator will do this as well as a number of other freeware programs though i haven't tracked any down yet that take a pdf and create multiple pdfs.
The freeware is called A9CAD and you can download it from tucows
http://www.tucows.com/preview/367351
I'm sure there are other but this one seems to do what is needed.
Enjoy
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