Thread: Help needed with AutoCAD R14
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03-03-2016 #1
I have got past the stage of creating the shapes I need. Now I find I can't make them into a dxf file to put into my CAM program. All I get is the outer rectangle. I attach a copy of the dwg file, if anyone can help. The inside shape was created as a REGION and then made an outline with the UNION command.
Here's the dwg file hc2.dwg
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Rob are you trying to convert it to DXF if so here it is
Rob.dxf..Clive
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03-03-2016 #3
Thanks Clive, but I was hoping to find out why I could not do it, What the Fun was I doing that the export command did not pick up the inner bit?
I need to know so that I can do other drawings through the same process.
Cheers,
Rob
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Rob was load it into Acad and saved as dxf in your version.
I don't understand why it does not do that for you...Clive
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03-03-2016 #5
Maybe because I have a very old version of AutoCAD (R14). It only gives me the .dwg or .dwt option on save as. DraftSight does not export the file either. I thought it might be because I had to create a REGION to combine the shape and this put it on another layer or something.
I tried 'Save As' .dxf in DraftSight and that did not work properly as well.
I reckon it is because I feel knacked at the moment and everthing is working to Sods Law. If I have a fresh go at it over the weekend, I might see what is happening.
Cheers,
RobLast edited by cropwell; 03-03-2016 at 08:54 PM.
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04-03-2016 #6
I tried importing Corel to AutoCAD and it was exceedingly messy, Instead of lines and arcs I got some bizarre Bezier shapes the AutoCAD could barely understand and I did not like at all.
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04-03-2016 #7Gerry
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04-03-2016 #8
Thanks Ger, I have sorted it now. I must admit to my ignorance in using AutoCAD. I need a good tutorial and the timeand brain energy to go through it.
I am using AutoCAD from the '90's R14, so saving as anything other than a .dwg is not an option, and V12 is not in the export options list.
BUT I did what you said (I suspected it was the REGION problem) and it worked after a couple of fumbling attempts.
Cheers,
Rob
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04-03-2016 #9
I haven't used R14 since around 1999, but it should certainly save as R12 .dxf. Even current version still do.
Try using File >Save As, and click on the drop down list for file type. R12 should be the last one?Gerry
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