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punchdrunk  
#1 Posted : Friday, August 26, 2011 7:51:13 AM(UTC)
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When I have finished modelling a cabinet in 3-D, copied the model and laid it flat on the X,Y plane, and copied it into a drawing view, for export in .dxf, I notice something curious.
When the vectors are imported into a CAM program, the vectors are interpreted as open in Layer 1, and closed in Layer 2+.
My question is this:
Can the tolerance be set so that the lines generated in a drawing view be set closer, or finer, to eliminate this problem?
Looking at the user guide, I don't see any way of setting tolerances.
Can it be done in Shark?
rockyroad_us  
#2 Posted : Friday, August 26, 2011 10:57:06 AM(UTC)
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Maybe you need to convert to polylines for exporting to .dxf or .dwg.

I've noticed that when I convert to polylines, the lines retain their smooth curved profiles when viewing in another CAD or CAM program.
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jdi000  
#3 Posted : Saturday, August 27, 2011 7:17:43 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: punchdrunk Go to Quoted Post

When the vectors are imported into a CAM program, the vectors are interpreted as open in Layer 1, and closed in Layer 2+.
My question is this:
Can the tolerance be set so that the lines generated in a drawing view be set closer, or finer, to eliminate this problem?
Looking at the user guide, I don't see any way of setting tolerances.
Can it be done in Shark?


Hi Craig

What did you use in the sheet view method polyline or precise curves?
Can you explain a little more as to what vectors not shown connected?


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Jason
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