LDE Output to CAD
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LDE Output to CAD
I found a thread on this subject from about 2006. I was wondering if a way has been implemented yet in V6 to output a cabinet LDE drawing so it can be manipulated in a CAD program. Thanks!
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
Short answer - nope. Hopefully in the future though!
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
Thanks Josh.
I'm taking the cabinet into LDE and getting the outside dimensions. I then draw a similar outline in my CAD program to the same dimensions. Guess it's fairly close.....
In a future release (after performance enhancements are done) this would be a nice feature. At least export as a DXF that can be imported into CAD.
I'm taking the cabinet into LDE and getting the outside dimensions. I then draw a similar outline in my CAD program to the same dimensions. Guess it's fairly close.....
In a future release (after performance enhancements are done) this would be a nice feature. At least export as a DXF that can be imported into CAD.
Sincerely,
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
Don,
The problem has always been the fact if the LDE can export in .dxf format then the drawings can be used by most CNC to cut parts. There was talk about this several times but I don't remember how it all turned out.
Kerry
The problem has always been the fact if the LDE can export in .dxf format then the drawings can be used by most CNC to cut parts. There was talk about this several times but I don't remember how it all turned out.
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
You're right Kerry. I hadn't thought it thru to that point. The way I'm working it seems to work well enough. Just create all the measurements in LDE then create the same thing in CAD using those LDE measurements.
Time consuming but it does protect Thermwood and that is very important!
Time consuming but it does protect Thermwood and that is very important!
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Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
Hi Don,
If you have it drawn in part editor, you can send that to machine, why would you want to take it into cad and redraw it?
Just curious, I am sure their are situations why you might need this.
I am aware that cad can be easier to draw odd things in than the part editor, but drawing in ecabs and then taking to cad seems different.
If you have it drawn in part editor, you can send that to machine, why would you want to take it into cad and redraw it?
Just curious, I am sure their are situations why you might need this.
I am aware that cad can be easier to draw odd things in than the part editor, but drawing in ecabs and then taking to cad seems different.
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
Ok , I reread your post, your probably wanting to take a whole room or cabinet into cad to dim, scale or otherwise manipulate. For some reason I was thinking a ind. part...
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Re: LDE Output to CAD
Mike,
In particular I wanted to take a corner cabinet into my CAD program so I could design the corner drawers for it taking in to account slide spacing, etc. So I needed the cabinet looking down on the top of it without the top stretchers blocking my view. That's what I was trying to do. Got 'r done.
In particular I wanted to take a corner cabinet into my CAD program so I could design the corner drawers for it taking in to account slide spacing, etc. So I needed the cabinet looking down on the top of it without the top stretchers blocking my view. That's what I was trying to do. Got 'r done.
Sincerely,
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com
Don Thomson
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
509-671-6230
Newport, WA
http://www.dlwoodworks.com