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When I save the sheetmetal flat layout to a dxf file I get all the extra
lines that I do not need. eg. center lines, bend lines. This is causing a
problem with the cnc that we are using. I then have to go into autocad and
manually delete them. Can I save the DXF file in Inventor without these
lines.
If you are DXFing out from an IDW file, first RMB on the view, then edit view, then go into the options tab. There you will see things like bend extents, work features, tangent edges and others. Uncheck the things you do not
want to DXF out from within an IDW.
Thank You
Steve Harrity
Senior Mechanical CAD Designer
Universal Dynamics, Inc.
A Company of MANN+HUMMEL ProTec
13600 Dabney Road
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-490-6122 office
703-491-6898 fax
http://www.unadyn.com
If
you are DXFing out from an IDW file, first RMB on the view, then edit view,
then go into the options tab. There you will see things like bend extents,
work features, tangent edges and others. Uncheck the things you do not
want to DXF out from within an IDW.
Thank You Steve Harrity Senior Mechanical CAD Designer
You will get much better results from quickly creating an IDW file. You will NOT be able to control the linetype stuff in a DXF if you dont.
Thank You
Steve Harrity
Senior Mechanical CAD Designer
Universal Dynamics, Inc.
A Company of MANN+HUMMEL ProTec
13600 Dabney Road
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-490-6122 office
703-491-6898 fax
http://www.unadyn.com
If
you are DXFing out from an IDW file, first RMB on the view, then edit view,
then go into the options tab. There you will see things like bend extents,
work features, tangent edges and others. Uncheck the things you do not
want to DXF out from within an IDW.
Thank You Steve Harrity Senior Mechanical CAD Designer
Universal Dynamics, Inc. A Company of MANN+HUMMEL ProTec 13600
Dabney Road Woodbridge, VA 22191 703-490-6122 office
There is from the flat pattern enviroment in the IPT/sheetmetal file.
QBZ
"Kirk A." wrote in message
news:F70F6ACF29D5835D640B717CFAF4038E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> There is not a DXF filetype under "Save Copy as". The only way to do it
is to create a idw of the part first.
I usually RMB on the Flat Pattern in the Browser and Save Copy As a SAT.
file. Then I have a little routine in Autocad that inserts the sat file and
then draws a section on the surface, explodes this and deletes the original
solid. This leaves a nice clean dxf - no overlapping lines etc to use with
our laser cutting program.
On another related note does anyone know how to convert a spline to a close
approximation of arcs. As the laser cutting program we use doesn't cope
with splines at all. I have to change them into a few splines in Autocad
with is a PITA!
--
Cheers,
--Rob Singlehurst
"Quinn Zander" wrote in message
news:501902EBB80D8E982E01E5D4EFAB96F8@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Kirk,
>
> There is from the flat pattern enviroment in the IPT/sheetmetal file.
>
> QBZ
>
>
> "Kirk A." wrote in message
> news:F70F6ACF29D5835D640B717CFAF4038E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > There is not a DXF filetype under "Save Copy as". The only way to do it
> is to create a idw of the part first.
>
>
Be nice if someone had a way to do that but splines, from my experience,
could probably hold off the 101st Airborne and the 3rd Armored Div. at the
same time they were fending off cruse missiles with no ill affects.
~Larry
"Rob Singlehurst" wrote in message
news:F012F36660708C56290402D3C39C3DE8@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I usually RMB on the Flat Pattern in the Browser and Save Copy As a SAT.
> file. Then I have a little routine in Autocad that inserts the sat file
and
> then draws a section on the surface, explodes this and deletes the
original
> solid. This leaves a nice clean dxf - no overlapping lines etc to use
with
> our laser cutting program.
>
> On another related note does anyone know how to convert a spline to a
close
> approximation of arcs. As the laser cutting program we use doesn't cope
> with splines at all. I have to change them into a few splines in Autocad
> with is a PITA!
>
> --
> Cheers,
[snip]
I just meant some routine or that would convert the splines into an
approximation to within say 0.5mm using lines and arcs!
--
Cheers,
--Rob Singlehurst
"Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
news:A0CEF558CBC8C8CE5956139B0E98E2B1@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Be nice if someone had a way to do that but splines, from my experience,
> could probably hold off the 101st Airborne and the 3rd Armored Div. at
the
> same time they were fending off cruse missiles with no ill affects.
> ~Larry
You could probably plot it to hp-gl and then use express tools plt2dwg to read it back
in. There is also tools to take hp-gl files and directly make dxf.
--
Kent
Assistant Moderator
Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
"Rob Singlehurst" wrote in message
news:AC6A4A38886B83181D4601E730FDEAA4@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Thanks for that Larry,
>
> I just meant some routine or that would convert the splines into an
> approximation to within say 0.5mm using lines and arcs!
I know Rob, I wish for the same thing all the time. Splines are way too
stubborn and much too tuff to deal with. Kind of funny to think of a spline
as inflexible, eh?
~Larry
"Rob Singlehurst" wrote in message
news:AC6A4A38886B83181D4601E730FDEAA4@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Thanks for that Larry,
>
> I just meant some routine or that would convert the splines into an
> approximation to within say 0.5mm using lines and arcs!
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> --Rob Singlehurst
> "Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
> news:A0CEF558CBC8C8CE5956139B0E98E2B1@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Be nice if someone had a way to do that but splines, from my experience,
> > could probably hold off the 101st Airborne and the 3rd Armored Div. at
> the
> > same time they were fending off cruse missiles with no ill affects.
> > ~Larry
>
>
Check with your laser software to see if they have a newer version that
handles splines. Several of the major laser software companies can now
handle them, or convert them for you. Striker Systems
www.striker-systems.com has a basic design package for Autocad that has a
spline converter command.
"Rob Singlehurst" wrote in message
news:F012F36660708C56290402D3C39C3DE8@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I usually RMB on the Flat Pattern in the Browser and Save Copy As a SAT.
> file. Then I have a little routine in Autocad that inserts the sat file
and
> then draws a section on the surface, explodes this and deletes the
original
> solid. This leaves a nice clean dxf - no overlapping lines etc to use
with
> our laser cutting program.
>
> On another related note does anyone know how to convert a spline to a
close
> approximation of arcs. As the laser cutting program we use doesn't cope
> with splines at all. I have to change them into a few splines in Autocad
> with is a PITA!
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> --Rob Singlehurst
> "Quinn Zander" wrote in message
> news:501902EBB80D8E982E01E5D4EFAB96F8@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Kirk,
> >
> > There is from the flat pattern enviroment in the IPT/sheetmetal file.
> >
> > QBZ
> >
> >
> > "Kirk A." wrote in message
> > news:F70F6ACF29D5835D640B717CFAF4038E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > There is not a DXF filetype under "Save Copy as". The only way to do
it
> > is to create a idw of the part first.
> >
> >
>
>
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