Export Face as .dxf

janek_chojnowski

Hi Everyone

I am looking to export the Front Face from the part attached to .dxf for CNC pathing. (Please see attached screenshot)

I only seem to be able to export one face section at a time.

Any help would be appreciated. 

Many Thanks

bradley_sauln

Have you tried using the Onshape app Kiri:Moto?

robert_morris

What I have done is to create an empty drawing (no title block or borders) with just a single view of the face you want to export. Then you can export the drawing as a dxf and it will have all the curves.

lougallo

@robert_morris that is what I would suggest. Gives you the best option to nest profiles and export to model space. 

CaptainBisquick

@robert_morris's solution isn't working for me. Here's a screenshot of the shape I need to export. Alternatively, is there a way to measure total perimeter length in OnShape? That's what I'm actually after, but I can't find that feature, so I figured I would do it with a vector editor.

robert_morris

@CaptainBisquick,  Here is another option to try that I've done.

Create a new sketch on that face, then select all the edges that you want to export and click the "Use" button. Exit out of the sketch, right-click on the sketch you just created in the feature tree and select export.

That should put just those edges into the dxf/dwg for you.