Create & export drawings at actual size for laser cutting

to_ca

I've used this fantastic tool (https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/3910/auto-layout-feature) to lay out my box parts for laser cutting. I now have the parts laid out in a drawing, but seemingly tiny.

Is there a way I can maintain the correct dimensions when exporting to a PDF/DXF etc? Not sure if PDF can actually have exact dimensions, I've previously used DXF to laser cut, but the machine I'm using this time only takes PDFs.

Here's the box model for reference: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5887985fa86c870fc61cd848/w/352450277873c1b3c9c00e30/e/b52bcb373a0f46234b60408a

to_ca

Figured this one out from some other posts. Basically just right click on the part in the drawing once you've created a drawing from right clicking on the Part Studio tab, then go to View Properties and set the scale to 1.

Also if you want a PDF export with no cruft around it so you can send it to a laser cutter (just the part visible), just create a custom drawing with border and title disabled.

to_ca

Figured this one out from some other posts. Basically just right click on the part in the drawing once you've created a drawing from right clicking on the Part Studio tab, then go to View Properties and set the scale to 1.

Also if you want a PDF export with no cruft around it so you can send it to a laser cutter (just the part visible), just create a custom drawing with border and title disabled.