You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns from sheet metal part documents without flattening the model or creating a drawing.
Dxf vs step for sheet metal.
1 convert to single solid.
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Flat patterns are frequently exported to dxf format for direct use by cnc machine tools.
Export flat pattern to dxf.
This video shows how to use an imported step file in autodesk inventor as the basis for a sheet metal flat pattern.
The active model view is the view saved to pdf.
Familiarity with the specific requirements of your individual machine tools helps you obtain the best results.
Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.
The sheet type that is active when you use the save as command determines what is saved to the pdf file.
1 create a part with only 1 solid body flat pattern requirement 2 convert imported solids into inventor objects 3 set the sheet metal thickness to match the part steps.
This helps to export dxf files to other applications such as punch press or laser cutter programming software.
The next step is to export the flat pattern as a dxf or dwg.
Besides just exporting the flat patterns the application will also insert part number material thickness and quantity properties for each flat pattern dxf file or include it in the file name.
This can be done by right clicking on the face of a sheet metal body and selecting export to dxf dwg or you can do a save as command and change the save as type to dxf or dwg.
What we need to achieve.
Assembly part and sheet metal documents are saved as a pdf file with one page.
Both those workflows will display the dxf dwg output window shown below.
Dear friends i m looking for an automation that with a single click export a sheet metal in step and dxf format step as folded sheet metal dxf as plain and if it s possible one button that open the sheet metal s draft and save it as pdf but this last one is not mandatory as the first one because i can easily use export command on the draft.
These tools often have specific expectations regarding the geometry type and layer locations.
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