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Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

(OP)
I have a 3D sketch that I used to make a sweep of tubing that I need bent.  Problem is that the tube bender uses autocad and will need the 3D data to make the bends.  Good thing is that none of the sketches are splines, so I'm hoping that it won't be to hard to reproduce.

Problem is though how do I export the data into a table?  I've found a macro that does it in 2D not 3D, but I also need to have the start point labelled 0,0,0.

Any ideas?

RE: Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

If you started your 3d sketch on the origin then that will be 0,0,0. But I don't think that you can export 3d into AutoCAD. I have tried with no avail.

RE: Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

STP? IGES?

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RE: Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

You can export the data by putting points on the profile path and create a table from there but I don't think any one can ever use a 3D model to create a tube without a point coordinate system.

RE: Export X,Y,Z Co-ordinates

(OP)
The want the file in either a dxf or dwg, which I was always under the assumption that these types are 2D only.

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