Hi, We have had exactly the same problem one year ago to design an svg interface for a cnc machine we have had to use different complicated methods in order being able converting 3D CAD files to inkscape . Best Regards Steph
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Marcel.Tippmann@...2272... wrote the following on 6/8/2007 9:06 AM:
Denis Fernandes - inkscape-user-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net schrieb am 08.06.2007 11:18:26:
What exactly do you want to do with the imported CAD in Inkscape? Put it pretty for showcase printing, or something technical?
here I give you some more detailed example on how I would like to combine CAD-data with Inkscape:
In my case I draw black-and-white line illustrations for instruction manuals (weaving machines).
Since I do have together with our engeneers direct access to our 3D SolidWorks Database, I can load the 3D Model directly on my Computer. I´ll then rotate the model to a view that I need (mostly some kind of isometric view). I then export the given view as a CAD file such as dxf (see picture). I now have the accurate lines within a dxf-file. However the CAD-system is not suitable or flexible enough to produce a nice looling black-and-white line drawing with different kinds of line weights etc.
What I now want to produce is the final drawing based on the very lines of this dxf, something like this (see picture). I do a bit of trimming changing line weights, some extra fill etc. In this example I´ve just use part of the dxf-drawing.
However as I mentioned in my previous request, I simply cannot find a straight way to get this perfect dxf-file working within inkscape. Converting dxf2svg doesn´t help either. Since this file consists of around 1000 objects, inkscape gets very very slow or even crashes. (Windows XP, 1000 MB memory).
From SolidWorks I could also export a bitmap and then manually trace it in inksape. But that would be a wast of time. Since I´ve got all those lines already within the dxf.
Denis, please let me know you are still intrested to pass you such a dxf-file for experimenting with it.
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This is a really interesting post. I was just doing something like this two days ago.
I am in the same boat. I have Autodesk Inventor instead of SolidWorks though. I had a logo that was sent to me in dxf format. After struggling a bit with Inkscape I gave in and fired up Adobe Illustrator. I am not proficient with Illustrator but I use it on occasion because our advertising agency sends me stuff designed in it. With Illustrator I was able to just open the dxf and then save it out as svg. Inkscape opened this svg file up wonderfully. Also, Illustrator cut up the svg file into many vectors. I was able to un group everything and select the individual vector to color it. This is something that does not happen when you just trace and image in Inkscape.
So I experimented a bit with Inventor, Illustrator and Inkscape. Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to cut Illustrator completely out of the picture...so to speak. :(
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