@xrok1 said:

teach a man to fish?
nice try. this is what the dwg re-imported looks like! i don't think any manufacturer has time for this crap.
if you serious and making money with your stuff buy a proper program to do this stuff for manufacture. yoiu need a solid modeler not a poly modeler. there are lots out there, some cheeper than SU (not the free version of course ).

xrok1
You are exactly right, it is crap and you and Jim are kind souls for trying to help me on this. I have 3 problems that can't be fixed:

1. Sketchup Pro runs a check when I create a dxf file and every time it tells me everything is OK. It isn't. It would be cool if it told me what's wrong, suggested fixes (faces for example) and better yet, had a click to fix option. But that's wishful thinking.
2. I can't check my work with the end user (CNC metal cutters) without constantly pestering them.
3. I have come across too many little "problems" that will take too much of my time. Like Sketchup has issues working with small pieces....new to me and discovered by accident.

Xrok said it best when he told me to get another solid modeler, which is what I will do. Any recommendations?

Again, I wanted to thank you guys for taking the time to try to help. I will ask for a refund tomorrow.

Mark
Drumagination, Inc.

XROC1

I appreciate your willingness to help me, but I have 8 more parts of this instrument plus four more designs to produce. The main problem is that I have no way of seeing if my work is CNC worthy without bothering my manufacturers. I'm slammed for time, so I'll find another way to get files made besides using Sketchup Pro.

Thanks again!
Mark
Drumagination, Inc.

Hi everyone
I am an inventor of electronic drum instruments, and I used Sketchup for almost all of my Patent drawings. I am trying to manufacture some of my instruments, so I bought Sketchup Pro thinking that I could produce DXF or DWG files for CNC machining. I have been struggling with it for three days now, and all of my manufacturers are fed up with me sending them fatally flawed files. If any of you have done 3D DXF I am desperate for some advice. Please assume I'm pretty lame with all of this (you will be right). I will attach some files, and thanks in advance!

steele teeth.pdf
steel teeth final.skp

Mark
Drumagination, Inc.

P.S. You can see me and my drum ideas at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XezG628QXp8

PPS. If anyone knows a good CNC machining shop, I'd appreciate a link.