Draft documents typically contain multiple drawing sheets and a 2d model sheet.
Dxf vs step for sheet metal.
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.
Flat patterns are frequently exported to dxf format for direct use by cnc machine tools.
1 convert to single solid.
This video shows how to use an imported step file in autodesk inventor as the basis for a sheet metal flat pattern.
What we need to achieve.
You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns from sheet metal part documents without flattening the model or creating a drawing.
The active model view is the view saved to pdf.
Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.
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.
30 x 60 two wolves river b plasma metal art dxf file.
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.
30 x 96 loon panel no mountains plasma metal art dxf file.
Export flat pattern to dxf.
Assembly part and sheet metal documents are saved as a pdf file with one page.
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.
Familiarity with the specific requirements of your individual machine tools helps you obtain the best results.
Both those workflows will display the dxf dwg output window shown below.
The next step is to export the flat pattern as a dxf or dwg.
30 x 36 doe buck doe eagle river plasma metal art dxf file.
