Sheet Metal DXF Creator

Sheet Metal DXF Creator

Win64, 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:
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

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 Fusion sessions.
To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.
Or, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

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.

1.0.0

First version.
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