How can I save a DXF file of an entire view of a model (for milling)?

christine_cordeiro

Hi, I need to save a .dxf file containing all the information in the front view of my model. When I select "save as dxf/dwg" while selecting a point on the front, I only get the features from the planar face, excluding all of the drilled parts (inside the milled part) and excluding the outer edge of the milled portions. How can I get all these features on my .dxf file for my 2.5D milling job?
Here is the front face of my part:


Here is what the .dxf file looks like. It's missing the important drilled parts as well as the left edge lines of the milled areas. 


Can someone please advise how I can get my .dxf to have all the features of the part face in the first picture? Thank you!

robert_morris

The easiest way is to make a 1:1 scale drawing of the part and export the drawing as a dxf. I usually also delete all the borders and text blocks in the drawing to simplify things.

owen_sparks

A couple more options.

1 Create a new sketch and project all the lines you need with the use feature, no need to remove borders that way.

2 Find some cnc software that take step files, that way your model retains the depth of cut info the dfx losses.

Owen S.

christine_cordeiro

Thanks @robert_morris and @owen_sparks !
@robert_morris , how do you create a 1:1 scale drawing? I right clicked on the part, and a 1:2 scale was automatically created from the template I chose: "ANSI_A_mm". Do you use a different template, or how do you re-scale it?

@owen_sparks , your option 1 seems to be working, but it's very cumbersome to select each line segment individually (when I try to select using a window, it only selects things that I already projected onto the sketch). I select the lines and right click and select "Use". Do you know if there is a faster way to do this? 

Thanks again!

robert_morris

@christine_cordeiro,
Once you are in the drawing, right-click somewhere on the sheet and select "Sheet properties" from the menu. You can then change the scale in the dialog that pops up.

MBartlett21

christine_cordeiro said:

@owen_sparks , your option 1 seems to be working, but it's very cumbersome to select each line segment individually (when I try to select using a window, it only selects things that I already projected onto the sketch). I select the lines and right click and select "Use". Do you know if there is a faster way to do this? 

@christine_cordeiro
You can select faces to project and it will project all the edges