# Exporting parametric shelf parts to svg or dxf?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 8, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-parametric-shelf-parts-to-svg-or-dxf/35502 "2024-12-08T04:28:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryleylamarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ryleylamarsh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryleylamarsh)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-parametric-shelf-parts-to-svg-or-dxf/35502/1 "2024-12-08T04:28:26Z")

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I would like to know if I can easily export the flat edges of this model to take into my cnc software (Vcarve) so that I can cut it in my cnc machine. Is this possible without too much trouble? Hope this makes sense!

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-parametric-shelf-parts-to-svg-or-dxf/35502/2 "2024-12-08T05:54:56Z")

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It’s repetitive but I would make an offset construction plane and project each face, hide the projected sketch and repeat the process for all your layers.

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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-parametric-shelf-parts-to-svg-or-dxf/35502/3 "2024-12-09T13:45:47Z")

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You’ll have to make a drawing for each of the individual pieces and then export the drawings as DXF. This could present a problem though be cause when you export the DXF there is usually a title block. I always open my DXF in AutoCAD and delete anything I don’t want in the final output.