Data Extraction

[iiimorgancg]

how do you extract data for cam/cnc use? drawing is 3d.

[pendean]

what sort of "data" do you want?

[iiimorgancg]

object data

lxwxh  any angle of cut sides 

[Michiel.Valcke · Accepted solution]

You will need to create 2D sections of your 3D model. You can represent these in your layouts and use them to send instructions to your cnc. You can also determine cut angles and profiles from your sections.

If you want to have a 2D view based on a 3D view of your object you can use the command FLATSHOT which will create a 2D view of your object as a block in your model space or you can use the command SECTIONPLANETOBLOCK to turn your sections into 2D blocks.

If you want mass / volume / moments of inertia etc... You can use the command MASSPROP. Be wary though this information is still limited, a CAD program like Inventor of Fusion360 will give you a lot more information (and tools for analysis) of 3D models especially in a CAD/CAM setup.