Saving Dxf's for laser cutting with kerf compensation. My current workflow is: *Make new sketch on part's face. *Convert entities (all edges u need out and inward) *Offset entities with your kerf value (make construction base geometry) *Select construction geometry and delete. *Hide main Boss Extrude (so it does not show on dxf file as additional edges) *Save as dxf. *Show main Boss Extrude *Hide sketch with offset edges so it does not show on your assemblies. Cypcut is great for nesting btw, just open new file, go nesting and "add parts"(use your dxf;s) make the nesting as required and copy the results to Primary Doc and save as dxf. Cypcut can coedge your parts if needed to minimize laser time. Cypcut does compensations pretty well by itself but only in lxds format, compensations wont save as dxf files. I wonder if there is a better way.
One note is that you can actually offset entities without first converting. This eliminates the need for construction geometry but still lets you keep the offset dimension in there in case you needed to change the value. Like if you went thicker or thinner on the material and needed a different comp. We have a laser that runs cypcut and have never had to save DXFs with the comp. Have always just done it at the machine. Cypnest does it as well and so do our other nesting packages.
If you click a face and right click you can save DXFs normal to the face you selected. Few less clicks than the save as method but still immediately opens the "save as" dialog box, so the rest of the steps are the same.
@@J0SHUAKANE I agree with @colereynolds4607. I'm looking at an assembly with 30 parts plus a weldment, all 30 parts are flat work for laser and the weldment is 22 bodies that need to be exported as DXFs. All manually done due to some countersink geometry and engraving. Here looking for a faster way a couple years after the video was made, lol.
Saving Dxf's for laser cutting with kerf compensation.
My current workflow is:
*Make new sketch on part's face.
*Convert entities (all edges u need out and inward)
*Offset entities with your kerf value (make construction base geometry)
*Select construction geometry and delete.
*Hide main Boss Extrude (so it does not show on dxf file as additional edges)
*Save as dxf.
*Show main Boss Extrude
*Hide sketch with offset edges so it does not show on your assemblies.
Cypcut is great for nesting btw, just open new file, go nesting and "add parts"(use your dxf;s) make the nesting as required and copy the results to Primary Doc and save as dxf.
Cypcut can coedge your parts if needed to minimize laser time. Cypcut does compensations pretty well by itself but only in lxds format, compensations wont save as dxf files.
I wonder if there is a better way.
One note is that you can actually offset entities without first converting. This eliminates the need for construction geometry but still lets you keep the offset dimension in there in case you needed to change the value. Like if you went thicker or thinner on the material and needed a different comp.
We have a laser that runs cypcut and have never had to save DXFs with the comp. Have always just done it at the machine. Cypnest does it as well and so do our other nesting packages.
Really helpful, thank you!
If you click a face and right click you can save DXFs normal to the face you selected. Few less clicks than the save as method but still immediately opens the "save as" dialog box, so the rest of the steps are the same.
I'm having my holes in my plate dissapear when exported to DXF.
Great video. I wish there was an easier way to do with with all parts in an assembly without needing to make a macro.
You are just being lazy at this point🙄
@@J0SHUAKANE Decreasing time and thus productivity isn't being lazy.
@@TheEchelon touche
Great video for sure! So...did we find a way for assembly?
@@J0SHUAKANE I agree with @colereynolds4607. I'm looking at an assembly with 30 parts plus a weldment, all 30 parts are flat work for laser and the weldment is 22 bodies that need to be exported as DXFs. All manually done due to some countersink geometry and engraving. Here looking for a faster way a couple years after the video was made, lol.
is there a macro for "save as dxf" with one click? I am making tons of dxf files and clickin save as then selecting dxf is like a torture
look into task scheduler
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks
this option doesn't appear on mine. can't save as .dxf doesn't appear in the drop down..
Thank you
hop if it shows exort assembly to dxf
there is no DXF option when i go to save as
Doesn't work in assemblies, I believe. Are you in a part?
@@SolidWize oh ok that explains it