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  • April 20, 2015
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Hi,

How to export flat pattern of sheet metal part to 'dxf' file? In solidworks, we are exporting the sheet metal flat pattern directly with preview dialog box..


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Best answer by JamesKasson

"We must scale either flat pattern in drawing or cad file..."

You may set the config option "dxf_out_scale_views" to yes and it will export the drawing sheet at 1:1 scale regardless of view scale. Please note that if you've more than one view on the sheet they must all be the same scale.

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
April 20, 2015

Abilash,

create a drawing of flat pattern and export it into DXF file.

Martin Hanak

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April 20, 2015

MartinHanak‌ Thanks for your reply..

But Is there any other option in part feature can we export directly to 'dxf' rather than creating a drawing?

TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
April 20, 2015

You can but you don't get the benefits of drawings.

The feature you want to export has to be in the X-Y plane of the selected coordinate system.

HugoHermans12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
May 6, 2015

We made a mapkey that create a temporary drawing based on drawing template. After the Save As to DXF of that temporary drawing, it's closed without saving, so it doesn't exist anymore. The user has the perception that the DXF is created from the model, but it isn't of course. This way, we are always 100% sure the DXF is 1:1, is without annoying tangent lines etc.

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