SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
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The ability to save the flat pattern of a sheet metal part as DWG or DXF is a very useful functionality for me. There is an issue I would like to clarify. Most ot the times the saved scale is one to one as it should be. But sometimes is different. I got 12:1 in some cases yesterday, 4:1 today. Since I am exporting directly from a solid part with no drw involved I wonder why is the scale sometimes different than 1:1?






RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
Chris
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RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
I suppose there is a SW variable which stores the sheet scale of the last drawing saved as DWG/DXF and it wrongly applies it to flat pattern exports. It looks like a bug to me.
RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
Chris
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RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
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RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
RE: SW2008 SP2.0 Sheet metak flat pattern as DWG/DXF
I was curious if your part would react the same on my pc. I also have two version of ACAD to try it on.
I will also try one of my own.
Chris
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AutoCAD 06
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