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DXF / DWG EXPORT UNITS

Craig_34Craig_34 Member Posts: 2 PRO
in Community Support

Hi, as of the last update, you can now override the default units when exporting a DXF or DWG flat pattern in sheet metal. The default is Meter, can you change this default setting? We use Millimeters, and didn't spot this change, we just caught it in time before the laser cut some very small parts 😁.

Many Thanks.

Craig

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  • bryan_lagrangebryan_lagrange Member, User Group Leader Posts: 887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We would like to have inch since all our other default settings are set to imperial.

    Bryan Lagrange
    Twitter: @BryanLAGdesign

  • manfred_simmonsmanfred_simmons Member Posts: 25 PRO

    Same issue here!

  • peter_lewis879peter_lewis879 Member Posts: 2 ✭

    Same issue here

  • aaron_mackaaron_mack Member Posts: 4 ✭

    I have had to re-export four complete jobs since this change. It has cost me many hours of work.

  • Stuart_TodStuart_Tod Member Posts: 64 PRO

    I would like to have this settable as your own default also.

  • Jeff_SterrettJeff_Sterrett Member Posts: 3 PRO

    Same. This is getting really annoying. Who TF designs in meters?

  • Cary_BettenhausenCary_Bettenhausen Member Posts: 46 PRO

    I'll add to this… Opening a new flat pattern always defaults to metric. We would like units to be "sticky" across the board, not just within a particular document.

  • Jeff_SterrettJeff_Sterrett Member Posts: 3 PRO
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/120283#Comment_120283

    I don't even think they're sticky within the document… Created a new document a couple of days ago. Designed the first sheet metal part. Realized just as I clicked Export that the units were set to meters so I deleted that DXF and re-exported after setting to inches. Later that day, made a second sheet metal part. When I went to export, it was back to meters again…

  • S1monS1mon Member Posts: 3,460 PRO

    One would hope that with the next release that Onshape can come up with an intelligent fix for this. I'm happy to be able to set units for export, but the way that it defaults back to meters is a big screw up.

    Simon Gatrall | Staff Mechanical Engineer | Carbon, Inc.

  • robert_johnstonrobert_johnston Member Posts: 54 PRO
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/120291#Comment_120291

    hopefully! have been caught out a couple times when the laser person tells me this part is tiny lol

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