SketchUp DXF differs from AutoCAD DXF?
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Is DXF exported from Sketchup different than DXF created with AutoCAD?
I had to use a DXF file from SketchUp in a CNC software (NC-HOPS, if somebody knows it) and I had some nasty problems with Arcs created in Sketchup. The arcs (some of them, not all) were drawn mirrored about origin point. Only Curves were recognized ok.
I mention that the tests were made ONLY with DXF2000, to be sure that the issue is not caused by different DXF versions.
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I haven't noticed any difference. In 2D exports arcs and curves are exported as straight polyline segments.
Anssi
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@anssi said:
I haven't noticed any difference. In 2D exports arcs and curves are exported as straight polyline segments.
Anssi
Actually, Sketchup Arc is recognized as Arc in AutoCAD and Curves as Polylines. But it must be something... on the way the coordinates are stored, or something about the vertices, because as I said, some of the Arc elements get mirrored about origin of the drawing when I import the DXF into that CNC software.
So...that software (NC-HOPS) is expecting something from the DXF and AutoCAD dxfs offer, but Sketchup exported DXF does not, or offer differently.
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