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Unable to extrude imported DXF from Leica Disto tool - Please help!

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LeanriZeeman
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Unable to extrude imported DXF from Leica Disto tool - Please help!

Hi

 

I'm really only a beginner on Inventor and we've just recently started using the Leica Disto measuring tool. The person who measured the staircase structure with Disto is also not a expert... see the attached dxf files of the structure, I also attach a jpeg of what the actual staircase looks like. I have to get this structure on Inventor & extrude it to allow me to add balustrades. Not all measurements were taken, normally I just work with what I got to get the staircase angle and easch section's toprail length (this staircase will have about 4 sections, first few steps curved upwards, at the harsh turn the next section starts, to left the top landing & again to left last part of landing).

 

I've read somewhere that its possible to turn the surface to a solid in Autocad & then import that to inventor... I dont know Autocad at all - going on some more courses in the months comming but at this stage I'm stuck!

 

Please be kind and help me in plain language 

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CCarreiras
in reply to: LeanriZeeman

Hi!

 

I think is easier design the stair and next create the structure in assembly enviroment using "Frame Generator".
You cant do nothing with these dxf, except view the dimensions information.

I think it's better to learn a little more about the software, then will be a piece of cake.

 

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chad38
in reply to: LeanriZeeman

That staircase is awesome.

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chad38
in reply to: LeanriZeeman

BTW, you can import that as a 3d sketch. Start a new part, then choose to start a 3D sketch. Then go to import ACAD and select the dwg.

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LeanriZeeman
in reply to: LeanriZeeman

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Hi, thanks - I've done that but cant seem to figure out how to close all the lines off correctly. I normally do separate sections and then join in assembly. With this one I've not had time to start again, thought there was a easier way...

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JDMather
in reply to: chad38


chad38 wrote:

BTW, you can import that as a 3d sketch. Start a new part, then choose to start a 3D sketch.


Can you demonstrate how to use this in Inventor?

I experimented a bit, and it doesn't look very useful to me?

 

First thing I would do is move to the origin (in AutoCAD) and it looks like the data needs to be aligned to xyz somewhere logical.

 

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Then Workplanes and 2d sketches.


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chad38
in reply to: JDMather

I've only messed with it for a few seconds. It was hard to orient, but I found right clicking and aligning to plane helped when drawing the lines. Then dimensioning, which I found easier than constraints, meaning angle dimensions. But I didn't play for all that long with it, and what I had looked much like what you have there. The hardest part for me was being able to tell what direction the lines were going. I'm also not sure that the dwg provided kept the horizontal points on the same plane as one another, etc. When I made planes using 3 point plane the didn't seem to be parallel. Only one I felt I could be confident in was the very top level. Aside from that, I'd think the poster would know better than I which lines and points to select. Personally, I would go with the inside faces of the stairs and ditch the ones to the outside. Get those and the rise/run figured out then add the outer wall, I just figured the 3D sketch could be helpful at least for reference or overlay to check as he models. Nah mean?

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Message 8 of 8
JDMather
in reply to: chad38

I suspect the person who collected the points could have done a better job of it.

I think I would go back with a pencil and paper and a tape measure.

Gave me a headache just trying to work with this.


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