You can create *.dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns from sheet metal part documents without flattening the model or creating a drawing. This helps to export .dxf files to other applications, such as punch press or laser-cutter programming software.
To save a sheet metal flat pattern as a .dxf file:
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Do one of the following:
- Click and select Dxf (*.dxf)
for Save as type.
- Right-click Flat-Pattern in the FeatureManager design tree and select
Export to DXF/DWG.
The words Flat pattern are prepended to the file name.
- In the DXF / DWG Output PropertyManager, under Entities To Export, clear Bend lines to generate the .dxf file without bend lines in it.