AutoCad :: Drawing For Laser Cutting Machine

Jun 22, 2011

I need to cut some flat veneer using a laser machine, like making a jigsaw puzzle. The laser operator needs a drawing in the .dwg format.I will be drawing a 2d shape using a photograph in the background to copy.

I need to make the shape cut up into sections so I can assign a different bitmap to each section, at least for the design part of it. Since I'm more familiar with Max it'd be easier to do the design work there and export the file.

What I need is to make 2 or more closed spline objects that share adjacent lines so that each section has a surface that can accept an individual bitmap.

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AutoCAD 2010 :: 2D Drawings For Laser Cutting / Laser Cuts To Each Grip

Jul 3, 2012

I need to send 2D drawings for laser cutting. Opti is the laser software..My issue is that the laser cuts to each grip and gives the cut metal a serrated looking edge.

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Mar 6, 2012

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Is there any way that this data can be extracted from the DWG so that they may manipulate the geometry?

I have attached an Inventor DWG for reference. 

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Dec 17, 2011

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Jun 20, 2012

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Nov 25, 2011

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Jul 29, 2013

Currently I'm converting one of our machines from AutoCAD to Inventor 2009.

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These dimension changes are all driven by a single excel file and the options are controlled in the an IAssembly.

Some of the 2D drawings will have a variable width, in our ERP system they are marked width dependable as followed: "partnumber/1200" or "partnumber/1410" in which 1200 or 1410 is the machine width.

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Aug 4, 2012

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Aug 2, 2012

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Aug 1, 2011

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when i select application launcher and choose cut / plot, it opens cutting master. when i do this, it only shows the 2 outer lines of the logo i need to cut. I have attached a screenshot so you can see exactly what I mean. I have tried lots of things to recitfy this, but as a complete beginner with this software, I really dont have a clue. 

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Feb 2, 2012

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May 25, 2012

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Dec 20, 2011

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I took my Photoshop sketch and brought it into Illustrator and traced all the lines on one layer using the Pen tool. It's all straight lines. I temporarily deleted the layer with JPG artwork, then chose the Export option and selected dxf.

I didn't change any of the default options, so AutoCAD version was set at 2000/LT2000, colors set at 256, and raster file format was left at BMP. The "Export Selected Art", "Alter Paths for Appearance", and "Outline Text" options were all left unchecked.

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Sep 27, 2012

I use a NextEngine 3d laser scanner to create organic models. The process is relatively simple assuming you just buy the software that NextEngine supplies (for $995). For this price you get an "auto surfacing" feature and export to STEP or IGES.  For me it is hard to rationalize spending that money just for those features, although, auto surfacing makes the process very simple to get a solid into Inventor. 

Since I already have Inventor 11 and AutoCad Mechanical 2011, I am hoping there is a way to get the scanned data into Inventor as a solid to edit parts etc, without spending the $995.  If I do spend the money, I would like more functionality from the software.  I am also looking into Rhino 4 as a possible solution with more functionality for a similar price. I have all the open source programs like meshlab, and blender and they work somewhat. 

The Nextengine creates a Point Cloud which can be exported as an .obj or an .STL (which comes in handy for 3d Printing).  I use a 3rd party program to import .stl files into inventor.  They are imported as a mesh and the "Stitch" command does not work unless you have surfaces (as far as i know). How can I create a surface from a mesh with my existing software?  

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Jan 8, 2014

I am working on a project where several holes in a sheet metal part will need to be cut as "knockouts". In previous years, either an engineer or the laser cutter programmer would set up the machine to partially cut a circle, but leave a gap to hold the knockout in place (basically a 340 degree arc).

Now that we are using Inventor, is there a way that we can create these features so that they show up in a dwg as a single line? It must be a single line; some of the holes are very small and if the laser makes more than one pass it could affect the integrity of the feature.

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Aug 9, 2012

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This problem does not appear when we print only the tiff images on a laser printer or print the entire drawing to a plotter. Also print these drawings with the tiff images without any problems under the previous operating system (XP). Note that we use the latest drivers for all printers.

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Oct 10, 2012

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Is there something I am missing to have the print out come out in black and white? Te print preview shows it in color.

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Jan 19, 2013

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Jun 8, 2012

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Aug 15, 2012

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May 4, 2012

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