Sheet Metal DXF Creator

Sheet Metal DXF Creator

Mac OS, English

Kevin Ramsay
Sheet Metal DXF Creator is a utility that will export a DXF file of the flat pattern for each sheet metal part using Autodesk® Fusion®.

General Usage Instructions

The "Sheet Metal DXF Creator" app is a Fusion add-in.

Usage:

  1. Right-click the mouse to show the context menu.
  2. Select "Create Sheet Metal DXF" to proceed with creating the sheet metal flat pattern DXF file(s).
  3. Select the folder location to save each DXF (.dxf) file.
  4. Select "Open".

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Install:

  1. Download the installer from the Autodesk App Store.
  2. Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".
  3. Right-click on the "SheetMetalDXFCreator_mac.pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".

 

Note: If the installer fails to install, follow this link for more help:

https://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2018/04/the-installation-failed-for-app-store-plug-ins.html

 

Uninstall:

You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.

Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Fusion.

- Navigate to the ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall

- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”

- Right-click on the Trash-Can and select “Empty Trash”

- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash, and the app will be removed.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Author/Company Information

Kevin Ramsay

Support Information

Support Contact: kev.ramsay@icloud.com

Version History

Version Number Version Description

2.0.0

- Added a new "Settings" command panel with the following: * Option to set a preferred method for naming the created files using the "Part Number" or "Component Name". * Option to include or exclude the bend center lines in the DXF file. * Option to include or exclude the bend extent lines in the DXF file. * Option to include or exclude hidden items in the browser tree. * Option to keep existing files or overwrite them. * Option to include a 3D model STEP (.stp) file of each sheet metal component.
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