topic Re: Sheet metal flat pattern export dxf as part name in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Sheet metal flat pattern export dxf as part name

alexhardie — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:19:44 GMT

When I go to export a .dxf from a flat pattern, it would be really helpful if it would default the export name as the existing part name. Right now, I can't even see the part name from within flat pattern, so when exporting a lot of .dxf's from a larger assembly, it's really tedious because I need to memorize the part name before entering flat pattern.

What would be even cooler is if I could click one button to export every sheet metal part as a flat patterned dxf! I can dream big right?

Re: Sheet metal flat pattern export dxf as part name

CMCORE — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:04:02 GMT

I've been dealing with this for as long as I've been using Fusion. Definitely would be nice to not have to manually type in part name/number for the hundreds of parts I deal with when exporting. I'm literally opening the configuration pane to copy the part name before going to export DXF, then pasting. Very clunky.

Or could pay the $1400/year for the Manufacturing extension to have the ability to auto-export, auto-nest all the sheet metal.