export DXF with centers of circles marked?

john_beale

I can export an OnShape sketch (image on left) as a DXF and import that into Inkscape (image on right) to convert to PDF to print at 1:1 scale. So far, so good. However, the DXF export shows only the circle itself, and does not mark the center of the circle as is visible from within OnShape in the sketch. Is there a way to export a DXF (or anything else) that does mark the center of the circle, for example if I wanted to print out a template to use for manual machining?

David_YL_Nguyen

Hey @john_beale ,

I think what I would recommend is turning your entire sketch into a surface body (Offset surface - 0mm thickness) and then creating a drawing of your desired size. You can then apply all the centerline marks and directly export it as a PDF document.



Example here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/86ff500561134667ae02d8d0/w/34f24327d4455e6a230f3581/e/ea8d50630128e46ad666379b

Let me know if this helps.

Cheers,
David

john_beale

Thank you for your comment, yes after I posted this, I realized that the right way to do this is exactly what you said. I proceeded to just extrude the sketch into a part, then create a drawing with one plan view of the part, used the centerline tool, exported that DXF and that produced the desired result.