Exporting Sheet Metal to DXF Layers | SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip

If you need to export a sheet metal flat pattern to different layers to make programming easier, this tech tip walks you through the procedure. During the DXF export process the various entity types can be mapped to defined layers with specified line color and format. Many lasers, routers, plasma, and waterjet sheet cutting CNC machines require special layer mapping to understand whether to cut, engrave, or ignore lines.

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[Catbert]

It took me way to long to find this tutorial. This is exactly what's needed for SENDCUTSEND to see the bend lines. I thought I could just change the colors in the feature tree but SCS only saw the upward bends.

[sbtbakedbeansandspag]

Thanks for the video. Is it possible to have Features on each layer rather than entity types? so an extrude as one layer and each cut extrude as a layer? Or their respective sketches as layers each? I need to export dxfs that can show different cut depths within the one part to our router.

[TROYOSTRANDER]

Any advice for a depth recognizing multi layered dxf export for woodworking with 2.5 axis milling?

[heartbeatrisk]

Gretchen Video!
Is there a way to get the Holemiddles as a cross on a seperate Layer ?
I've tried much options but i don't get it

[chiranjeevi]

there's a problem i have, i have a press brake and i prefer marking the bend lines before cutting the boundary during laser cutting. but the bend lines outputted by solidworks is meant for down bending and not up bending. i end up having to transfer the mark to the other side of the sheet metal and then bend it on a press brake, is there a way to tell solid works as to which side i want the bend lines to be, or maybe spcify whether i am doing up bending or down bending .

[papagelisgiorgos]

lets assume that we want to cut a single line on our sheet metal, and not a closed contour (unforunately we can have a cut extrude feature with opel sketch). But we want to have engarving to this part too. how can we differentiate these two sketches (one is cut [white color] and the other one is engraving [blue color]). Thanks in advance

[MrBurgernation]

Hi, how about for multiple bodies in 1 single part file. Why are the bend lines only showing to one body?

[martink]

Can you do this in a Macro? I have a Marco that exports ALL configurations as flat pattern .DXF file, but all same layer. I would need geometry and sketches separated for cutting and marking respectively.

[sairajeevpalla]

Is anyone from my class watching this and couldn't understand?