X3 to dxf

[Joeyls319]

Hey all

 

They just put X3 with the new service pack on my machine and I'm giving it a test run.

 

One of the first things I did was try to "save as" a dxf. Well, it's not working. I select my geometry. then I select "save as" pick DXF version 14 and ok. When I go to make sure it worked correctly, nothing is there. Is it me or is it a bug?

 

Hope someone can help because this is something we use all the time.

 

Thanks ahead of time.

 

Joey

[mcpgmr]

Does your model have wire frame entities? Is it a solid? If so try create curves on the solid then try it again. HTH!

[Joeyls319]

No it's just plain old 2-d geometry

[Reverend Turk]

I have not had an issue with this but let me try again and see if I can recreate your error.

[Reverend Turk]

Ok..I tried to do this and it worked just fine for me.

[#Rekd™]

Hi Joey,

 

Was the part drawn in X3?

 

John

[Joeyls319]

no autocad. I brought in into X3 to view it and tried to DXF out so they could run it on the millpower.

 

I could have used autocad but I don't like to.

I prefer to use Mastercam instead of Autocad just because I like mastercam so much better than autocad

[#Rekd™]

Joey,

 

I have had this problem before when coming in from other programs.

 

John

[Mike S @ S4A]

check the options button in the mc file open dialog....there's a check box to blank paper space entities...

[Joeyls319]

the problem isn't opening it and viewing it in mastercam, I can see it there.

 

I get nothing when I open it in autocad. When I take it out and view it on the machine, I only get the lines no arcs. It's weird.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Joey

[John@WMM]

I have had that same problem in the past. I would save as .dwg instead because I didn't have to have dxf.

[Joeyls319]

I haven't tried it as a dwg yet.

 

I was thinking about having IT reinstalling it.

 

Does anyone think that might help?

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Joey,

Do you get a message when opening the file in AutoCAD that tells you that it was written by a non-AutoCAD product? You should see that but you should be able to continue past it.

Can you send me ([email protected]) one of the DXF files that doesn't show up in AutoCAD? If possible, could I also get the MCX file that was used to generate it?

[Joeyls319]

Pete

 

Sorry it took so long. I ahven't logged on in a few days.

 

Yeah, I'll send you the files tomorrow.

 

Joey

[Columbo™]

I have done this just yesterday for my boss.....I had a pro-e file that I borought into X3 and he wanted for his old bravo system so I had to do a conversion to DXF....

 

After the conversion the boss said nothing is there.....To make a long story short....after messing around a WHILE, I found that the file priot to export had to be in TOP GVIEW.....Not sure if that is a problem with the DXF or his Bravo system.....But after that there were no issues....Did the same this morning and again, no problems....Good luck

 

[FP1]

This happened to me yeseterday with X2. I had an X2 mcx file with holes in a square pattern. I saved it out as a dxf but my guy told me when he opened it in Autocad the top row of holes were missing. I opened the dxf file in X2 and they were missing there too. Blank paper space was no help. Levels no help. Used analyze entity properties thinking I might have to use "combine views" but they were all view 1. Then while still in analyze I noticed some of the circles had a start angle of 180 and an ending angle of -180. Other holes said start at 90, end at 450??? So I changed the 180/-180 holes to start at 0, end at 360. Then I saved it out as a dxf and I was able to see all the holes in autcad and in X2 when I opened the dxf file.

 

Later that day I decided to try the whole thing again with X3MU1. It worked on the first try and I didn't have to change the goofy starting and ending angles.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Columbo,

Can you send me the DXF so I can see if the problem is on our end or Bravo's?

 

FP1,

That does sound like a bug that we fixed in X3.