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DXF Export for SolidWorks - AutoCAD DXF file export add-in for SolidWorks
DXF Export for SolidWorks is an AutoCAD DXF file export add-in for
SolidWorks®. This add-in gives SolidWorks the ability to export 3D solid
data from a SolidWorks part and assembly document to 3d solids or meshes
in an AutoCAD DXF file.
DXF Export for SolidWorks reads the solid models from the current
SolidWorks part or assembly and writes them as 3d solids in an AutoCAD
DXF file. It can also tessellate the solid bodies into individual
triangular meshes. These meshes are then exported to a DXF file as 3D
Polyface Mesh, 3D Face, Line or Point objects.
DXF Export for SolidWorks is very easy to use. It adds new
commands to SolidWorks. Once installed, it automatically loads itself
into SolidWorks and adds a new submenu called "DXFExport" to the
SolidWorks menu containing these newly added commands.
DXF
Export for SolidWorks comes with detailed documentation as well as a
tutorial to get you started in the shortest
possible time.
If you
need any additional information please
contact SYCODE.
The DXF
File Format
The
AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) is
a CAD data file format, developed by Autodesk as their solution for
enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. DXF
was originally introduced in December 1982 as part of AutoCAD 1.0, and
was intended to provide an exact representation of the data in the
AutoCAD native file format, DWG (Drawing), for which Autodesk didn't
(and doesn't) publish specifications.
DXF is probably one of the most widely supported vector formats in the
world today.
DXF is rich in features, including: support for 3D objects, curves,
text, associative
dimensioning, etc. Although DXF was developed to represent the data used
in a CAD
program, it is used by many programs as a "least common denominator"
format for the
exchange of many different types of data, most commonly vector-oriented
information
but also text and 3D polygons.
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