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Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

(OP)
Hi,

I am wondering if this is possible.  I would like to export a part sketch as a .dxf

I know that I can create a drawing of the part and export that drawing as .dxf, but I am specifically looking to export just the sketch that drives a certain feature, not the drawing of whole part.

TIA,
EDH

 

RE: Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

Import the DXF into Draftsight, crop the views to suit, re-save as DXF.

RE: Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

(OP)
Thanks for the suggestion, that's a bit better than how I'm currently handling it.  I'm doing something basically equivalent but the functionality questioned/requested would have been a nice time saver.



 

RE: Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

I don´t use it myself but i know there is a way to export a flat patterned sheetmetal part to dxf/dwg straight from the part.
maybe this is what you actually want to do? not an overall solution though

RE: Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

Can you create a configuration which is rolled back to the sketch and put that in your view?
 

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RE: Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

I always create a drawing then save as DXF.
It also helps me track which pattern/version I saved as DXF.
Remember to make the drawing and view 1:1 scale.

Chris
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RE: Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

You can enter Edit Sketch mode and select the geometry and use
CTRL+C CTRL+V to copy past into a drawing for DXF export.

Michael

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