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@KLathwell wrote:
Hi Guys
I want to send my 3d Design to him in 2d so that he can just download to his program and start cutting
If you want 2d you'll need to create 2d drawings. Just downloading as a DXF does not magically create 2d drawings, your DXF opens in Rhino fine as a 3d model as expected.
You need to create 2d drawings from your model. See help.
Mark
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@KLathwell wrote:
Hi Guys
I want to send my 3d Design to him in 2d so that he can just download to his program and start cutting
If you want 2d you'll need to create 2d drawings. Just downloading as a DXF does not magically create 2d drawings, your DXF opens in Rhino fine as a 3d model as expected.
You need to create 2d drawings from your model. See help.
Mark
Mark Hughes
Owner, Hughes Tooling
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You should check out the "Arrange" feature.
Once arranged, you can project the outline of your boards into a new sketch and export that sketch as a dxf.
You should check out the "Arrange" feature.
Once arranged, you can project the outline of your boards into a new sketch and export that sketch as a dxf.
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If you have a Fusion 360 Subscription License you can use the Arrange command as @TrippyLighting has already suggested. I created a Screencast to illustrate what he suggested.
John Hackney, Retired
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If you have a Fusion 360 Subscription License you can use the Arrange command as @TrippyLighting has already suggested. I created a Screencast to illustrate what he suggested.
John Hackney, Retired
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@KLathwell wrote:
Hi Peter
Thanks again, so if I understand, there is no magic way to export a 3d model directly for laser cutting so I need to make 2d drawings for all parts of my model
No, you don't understand that correctly!
I simply thought that's what you wanted.
So you already exported a 3D model in an as-assembled state into a DXF file as @HughesTooling was able to show.
Obviously, that model cannot be laser cur in an assembled state. At least not on any Laser cutter I am aware of.
That necessitates another action. The question you need you to ask yourself then what information a Laser cutter needs to do what you want. So before continuing to propose workflows, you need to answer the question of what "your guy" exactly needs.
A Laser cutter cuts material out of flat stock. That means it needs a path to follow in a flat plane. The workflow I described outputs that pattern in a 2D DXF.
If "your guy" states that he can also use a STEP file, then the process is similar, but you don't need to create a DXF sketch. Exporting the arranged geometry as a STEP file might be OK.
It is clear that you lack some basics, so I would recommend you communicate with "your guy" and ask him what exactly he would expect to see in the STEP file. Then provide feedback here and we can move forward without having to waste more time with assumptions 😉
@KLathwell wrote:
Hi Peter
Thanks again, so if I understand, there is no magic way to export a 3d model directly for laser cutting so I need to make 2d drawings for all parts of my model
No, you don't understand that correctly!
I simply thought that's what you wanted.
So you already exported a 3D model in an as-assembled state into a DXF file as @HughesTooling was able to show.
Obviously, that model cannot be laser cur in an assembled state. At least not on any Laser cutter I am aware of.
That necessitates another action. The question you need you to ask yourself then what information a Laser cutter needs to do what you want. So before continuing to propose workflows, you need to answer the question of what "your guy" exactly needs.
A Laser cutter cuts material out of flat stock. That means it needs a path to follow in a flat plane. The workflow I described outputs that pattern in a 2D DXF.
If "your guy" states that he can also use a STEP file, then the process is similar, but you don't need to create a DXF sketch. Exporting the arranged geometry as a STEP file might be OK.
It is clear that you lack some basics, so I would recommend you communicate with "your guy" and ask him what exactly he would expect to see in the STEP file. Then provide feedback here and we can move forward without having to waste more time with assumptions 😉
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