In the ipt. sheet metal file, we create the flat and export face as a dxf file to use in our cnc software.
The problem is that our shop guy cannot open the dxf in the cnc software (he gets an error) unless we open the dxf in Autocad and explode it and resave. For some reason, Inventor creates the dxf with the perimeter of the part as a polyline.
Is there a setting that could keep it from making it a polyline.
It is time consuming to have to go into Autocad, explode and resave every sheet metal part.
We use Inventor 2010.
Anyone find a solution for this problem? Is there a more fool proof way of exporting a error free dxf file then using the "Export Face As" on the flat pattern?
Frustrating part is that Solidworks seems to doing a lot better job at exporting clean dxf files. Appearently Solidworks has a option that forces it to only save as polyline which somehow prevents this problem. 😞
I am using Inventor 2012 64bit and its still happening.