Exports a sheet metal flat pattern to a file format commonly used by the manufacturing industry.
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With the Flat Pattern browser node selected, right-click and select Save Copy As. |
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Configuration Displays a selected configuration if one was selected from the drop-down list of previously saved configurations.
Browse Browse for a specific configuration file.
Save Configuration Save the current configuration of all three tabs to a named configuration for later use.
From the Save Copy As dialog box, select the Save as type option of *.sat and click Save to display the SAT Save Options dialog box. Select the *.sat version to save to. Defaults to Version 7.0, but versions 4.0 through 6.0 are optionally available.
From the Save Copy As dialog box, select the Save as type option of *.dwg or *.dxf and click Save to display the Flat Pattern Export Options dialog box. Define General, Layer, and Geometry options and save named sets of configured options for later use.
General tab
File Version Select the appropriate file version:
Many machine tools expect files in AutoCAD R12 format. To avoid setting this option every time, save a configuration with this DXF output option selected.
Post Process Specify an XML file containing post process instructions that act upon the exported file. Following the export, the DWGEdit.exe process is run on the file using the instructions contained within the specified XML file.
Layer tab
This tab provides a list control of all the named layers that are contained within the output file. Layers can be on or off as needed by a particular machine. Geometry located on the front face or back face of the flat pattern can be made available in the output file. Switch the appropriately named layer on or off as required. Explicit colors, line types, and line weights can be assigned to each exported layer.
Geometry tab
Spline Simplification Use this option to specify to replace splines with a straight line when they deviate, by a specified amount, from what would otherwise be a straight line.
2d geometry These options allow the ability to: