Difference between revisions of "How to create 3D shapes with the lasercutter"

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In onshape [http://nicholaswhitworth.com/hackspace/onwiki/onshape%20tutorial%20-%20create%20angled%20box.mp4 quick tutorial].
 
In onshape [http://nicholaswhitworth.com/hackspace/onwiki/onshape%20tutorial%20-%20create%20angled%20box.mp4 quick tutorial].
 
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There's a way to export all the 'inner' holes.... uhh... when viewing the flat "DXF design" click on it's tab (bottom left) and export that as a drawing... then you can paste in the drawing at 1:1 scale (from top) and then save that as a DXF for laser cutting.
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There's a way to export all the 'inner' holes.... [http://nicholaswhitworth.com/hackspace/onwiki/select-edges-to-get-holes.mov another, worse solution (which demonstrates the problem)]. When viewing the flat "DXF design" click on it's tab (bottom left) and export that as a drawing... then you can paste in the drawing at 1:1 scale (from top) and then save that as a DXF for laser cutting.

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In onshape quick tutorial.
There's a way to export all the 'inner' holes.... another, worse solution (which demonstrates the problem). When viewing the flat "DXF design" click on it's tab (bottom left) and export that as a drawing... then you can paste in the drawing at 1:1 scale (from top) and then save that as a DXF for laser cutting.