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Export ellipse - 2013

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Lance127
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Export ellipse - 2013

In 2011 when we exported our sheet metal flat pattern to dwg files for our burn/nesting program it converted any elipses to line segments using the spline linear tolerance settings. Now in 2013 they are coming across as true ellipses which our nesting program can't handle. I'm not what happend brcause none of my export settings have changed.

 

Anybody know how to get the elipsesw to export as line segments again?

 

 


Lance W.
Inventor Pro 2013 (PDS Ultimate)
Vault Pro 2013
Windows 7 64
Xeon 2.4 Ghz 12GB
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bob_holland
in reply to: Lance127

Lance,

 

During the export, you have the options button that will prompt you for what version for DWG you would like to go back to.  You can go back as far as 2000. 

 

Have you tried exporting back to a 2010 format?

That would be the default DWG format for 2011.

 

Bob Holland

Autodesk Product Support


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Message 3 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: Lance127


@Lance127 wrote:

.... none of my export settings have changed.

  


Post screen shot of your dwg export options.

dwg export options.PNG


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Message 4 of 12
Lance127
in reply to: JDMather

Yep, it's set to replace splines. It's also set to save back to 2000 just like it was in 2011.


Lance W.
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Vault Pro 2013
Windows 7 64
Xeon 2.4 Ghz 12GB
Message 5 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: Lance127

Can you attach the file here?


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Lance127
in reply to: JDMather

Here you go.


Lance W.
Inventor Pro 2013 (PDS Ultimate)
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Message 7 of 12
Lance127
in reply to: Lance127

You probably meant this file..

 

Though honestly we don't use this file anymore, I do get the same result it exports as an actual elipse. We use a VBA routine to export the burn profile. I included it as well.

 


Lance W.
Inventor Pro 2013 (PDS Ultimate)
Vault Pro 2013
Windows 7 64
Xeon 2.4 Ghz 12GB
Message 8 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: Lance127

Looks like a bug in Inventor to me.

I didn't experiment much though, I was waiting for Autodesk to comment (but it looked to me like the Desker didn't understand the problem description).


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bob_holland
in reply to: Lance127

To insure that you just get line segments (polyline), export to a R12 DXF.

This will insure that you get a polyline.

       

Bob Holland

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Message 10 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: bob_holland

I don't understand the logic of having a checkbox for Replace Splines available if you also have to set to earlier version. Shouldn't that dialog be grayed out except if set to save to earlier (dxf and not dwg) release?


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Lance127
in reply to: Lance127

I don't need a dxf, I need a dwg, so that isn't really a work around that is of any use to me.

 


Lance W.
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Message 12 of 12
JDMather
in reply to: Lance127

I guess you could open the dxf in AutoCAD and save as dwg, but surely this should work directly from Inventor without all the gymnastics.


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