Originally Posted by chozo
DXF's exported from DesignCAD don't come out right in SheetCAM. The only other option is HPGL .plt files. I tried that, and it seems okay two-dimensionally, but not the height.. I got some premade models to export with some height to them, although other areas of the model weren't accurately converted. I'll blame it on my lack of experience.
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Did you do the SheetCAM tutorials? I believe you should be setting the height in SheetCAM.
I just reread your message again, and it sounds like you're trying to use 3D models in SheetCAM?
For SheetCAM use, you shouldn't really be using 3D models, just 2D drawings. SheetCAM does the depth part.
Originally Posted by chozo
Anyone know the proper method of exporting DXF files?
ger21: Yeah, it has 3d-faces as an export option, but I can't get MeshCAM to open them up. It always says "0 faces" in the Status window.
Thanks for the help.
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First, I always save as R12 .dxf's if you have that option. It seems to be the most universal type.
Before exporting, you might want to try exploding the model first.
If that doesn't work, try reloading the .dxf and then exploding and re-exporting. Sometimes just reloading the .dxf and re-exporting by itself might work, as importing the .dxf might convert it to the proper format.
Does it export .stl files? STL is the best method for MeshCAM, because the files are much smaller and load into MeshCAM about 10 times faster. And .stl's will ALWAYS work.