Export to .obf or .dxf format? Is it / when will it be available

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Need the ability to pass files over to a CAD software in either an .obj or .dxf format, or at least a recommendation on any file converter apps or web tools you can recommend.

Thanks!

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Hi,

When we have a need for it, we use: https://cadexchanger.com/ It has a free trial, and can do .obj

DXF export/import is on our roadmap, and it will come hopefully this year, early next year

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I still don’t see how CADexhcanger would help exporting a sketch from Shapr3D?

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You can already export from the product. That site lets you convert the format

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I really would appreciate a little more info.

I do not see how CADexchanger would be accessing shap3d files that have the 3D sketch. Please expand.

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Hi - In the meantime we have removed 2D/sketch export from our offerings. We had to delay DXF for now - it still has a high priority, but there were features we had to do first.

You can export 3D shapes in XT, STEP, IGES, STL

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I will patiently wait for that feature and I hope it will be a full 3D DXF export of sketches. I have been looking at many programs and it seems that the only one I came up with so far is Autocad.

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You can export the files from Shapr3D, and import them into that software

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Guys there is a disconnect here. I am trying to export a sketch and Shapr3D does not allow you to export it. If all my design is a sketch and contains no solids then I cannot export to ANY format. Am I missing something here?

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Made it sound to me like you were trying to export something 3D.

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Yes I was but it was a 3D sketch and NOT solid.

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Any answer on this ? Same problem,
Advice ?

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Can anyone help me explain why when i export this file to dxf it does not translate properly and i only get half the info in the exported dxf file
Its for sheet metal cutting exporting to auto cad. Cam duct
Electric outlet.shapr (132 KB)
Here is a pic i get on the other end

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image1512×2016 1.52 MB

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Hi!
I rotated your drawings with 90deg to the x-y plane then export and works for me on the GNACAD (free vers)

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image2732×2048 233 KB

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Thanks for your help yup that worked. But don’t understand why it was nessasary
Do you know if there is a way to flatten everything to ensure its all on the same plane ?

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Hi Jay, you will need to export the sketch from a view where all sides of the sketch are visible - for this drawing, you can export if from the front view.
I attached the exported DXF file, please try importing it and let me know if it works great.

electric outlet.dxf.zip (12.8 KB)

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If i exported your drawing as it was on the x- z plan i get a line… may be bottom view