Save Copy as .DXF create a file that is almost 50x larger than .IDW

[SeanFarr]

Hello,

I have re-installed APDS Ultimate 2013 onto a new computer and am having some issues setting up my styles and etc...for the most part I have been working on it as I go with no issues...

but I can't remember how I set up my export to dxf settings before. I think I just used the default settings, I exported to dxf from the idw environment by saving copy as and selecting dxf from drop down menu and selecting something like AutoCAD 2004. This has worked before and still does now, but the problem is the dxf's that are exported are huge. The drawing is of a single tiny part with basic geometry. The picture below shows the size difference between the files.

Any ideas how I can make it a normal size, I don't really care about the size of the dxf except for the fact that I can't email it to anyone because we have a limit of 10MB.

Thanks

Sean Farr

[blair]

I just dow a Export to DWG for the drawing and set the output to a older version of Acad such as 2000. Some of the steel shops don't have new version of Acad. For ourselves I can use either the DXF out from the Sheet-Metal to our older NC software. Use IGES out for some of the single parts for the older NC software or read directly the Inventor IPT and IAM files with the Radan software.

The Rada software will even flatten Sheet-Metal parts. I have yet to try it with some parts that won't flatten in Inventor, since all you do is select the surface in Radan and make sure you have the correct K-Factor and it will unfold/flatten the surface.