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extracting DXF shape from PDF photo

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Message 1 of 10
yefimv
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extracting DXF shape from PDF photo

Hello,I have the following photo taken from the attached datasheet.
This phot below is with measures  described in the table.
Is there a way to create a DXF of the shape below?

Thanks.

yefimv_0-1719403168257.png

 

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Message 2 of 10
blandb
in reply to: yefimv

Sketch the profile based on the dims, face it out to sheet thickness, then right click on the front face and export face as > DXF.

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Message 3 of 10
mikegreslick6607
in reply to: yefimv

You could also try PDF Import in AutoCAD and the scale appropriately.  However, I tend to agree with the above; I'd just sketch it myself. It's not that difficult of geometry.

Message 4 of 10
blandb
in reply to: mikegreslick6607

plus, you can put in the intelligence to make ALL variations via an ipart and then publish to CC for future use as well.

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Message 5 of 10
yefimv
in reply to: blandb

Hello, I have made a sketch as shown below.
how do i export the sketxh into dxf file.
It will be great if you could show it in video.

Thanks.

yefimv_0-1719484130060.png

 

Message 6 of 10
mikegreslick6607
in reply to: yefimv

This is relatively simple and doesn't require a video.  All that you have to do it right click on the sketch in the model browser and hit "Export Sketch As".

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Message 7 of 10
James_Willo
in reply to: yefimv

Unfortunately the image is a raster image so you cannot extract the profile. Adobe Illustrator can have a go at turning it into vector lines, but it probably wont be good enough for CAD. 

 

 



James W
Inventor UX Designer
Message 8 of 10
blandb
in reply to: yefimv

IF you are looking for just a sketch, why not do it in acad? Yes, you can't import the PDF, but you could of brought in an image. Are you making this for a 1 time use and doing it for a specific size, or are you making this parametric to where you can do different sizes of the same layout? I opened you sketch and just went to pull a dimension and the top 2 sides are not even parallel, and the lower left is missing a line completely. Actually there are multiple lines not horizontal or vertical. Plus the sketch is not fully defined as there are 71 constraints needed to fully define your sketch. You may want to re-evaluate the sketch and clean it up as the DXF will not have straight lines, unless that doesn't matter.

 

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Please see attached for a quick variation of your part (2024)

 

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Message 9 of 10
yefimv
in reply to: yefimv

Hello, I have created the following sketch of other shape.
I need its DXF from the curve.
when i right click there is no export dxf menu.
what do i need to do?
Thanks.

yefimv_0-1719907009005.png

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Message 10 of 10
James_Willo
in reply to: yefimv

Hi, it looks like you have two sketches selected, please try with just one. 

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James W
Inventor UX Designer

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