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jukka.kahkonen@elkesan.fi - (5/16/2019 5:51:14 AM)
DWG/DXF-export 2D, "flatted 3D"

Hi, 

About 10 years I am solved this problem, but looks must use any other tool in this problem. Or... anyone can help?

When make laser-cutted part, need 2D. It is, I make product "sandwich" and all parts are really 2D. But, reason of easy desing, must make 3D. 

So, I make geometry. Then subcontractor take stainless steel plate. Or, plastic. Or. Or. And cut this geometry. Sometimes subcontrator use low-energy-laser-cutter, "120 watt" and cut plastic. He open my dwg in Corel or any other vector graphig program.

Problem is, dwg/dxf is 3D. "Burst". "Layoutmode, export". Make all what you want, effect is same. Open it dwg/dxf in vector graphic program: You can see, there is many lines: You can see one line, but when you start  cutting, it laser cutter make several lines... 

SO: IT IS NO ANY WAY EXPORT PURE FLATTEN 2D DWG/DXF!!!!

How I solve this problem today? 
Layer "partxyz_2D", and Layer "partxyz_3D". First I make this 2D, then copy it to 3D. With this 3D I can build product, test, make modeling etc etc. But, simultaneouslly, manually I update this "2D" reason I can cut it. 

Is this truth? In Kc there is no any way export PURE flat 2D? Notify: LAYOUT MODE DXF/DWG EXPORT IS REALLY NOT FLATTEN. It is "bursted". 

So, still, again, from years to years: How I can export pure, clear, as hand-draw-2D????

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