Once you have recieved your export key, copy it, and paste the code into eMachineShop CAD dialog in the “Authorization Code” entry.Once the payment is processed, an export key will be sent to the email provided.Enter your payment information in the secure form.On the bottom of the following dialog, click the “Order” button.In the “Save as type:” dropdown list, select your preferred file type and click “Export.”.If none of the above works, make a copy of the design file, open it in a new design, and remove one feature at a time to isolate the issue.Įxport an eMachineShop CAD file to a popular file type with eMachineShop’s premium export service.When a contour has arc to arc connections, try adding a small straight segment between the arcs.If the shape is a turned shape (like a chess pawn), but is not designed using the Revolve feature, choose menu Tools > Convert To Revolve.If any lines have many small segments, choose menu Line > Simplify or redraw lines by tracing over existing ones.If splines are not considered closed in your design, choose menu Line > Convert Splines To Arcs.You may need to remove near edge chamfers (bevels) or rounding.If one line or shape is partly collinear with another, choose menu Line > Contour to expand or contract the line a small amount, then delete the original line.If you have trouble exporting to STL, the following may fix the issue. Create your design in eMachineShop CAD.You can export an eMachineShop CAD file to STL format. “Import” an existing physical object using an image using the Tracing feature. This will simplify the drawings the most effectively. Depending on how many lines there are, it may be worthwhile to draw new lines over the existing segments, then delete the old lines.If there are many segments, simplify the lines.On the bottom of the screen, view the number of line segments.Simplify lines after importing to reduce the amount of line segments. Imported files often have many small line segments that may increase pricing. In eMachineShop CAD, choose menu File > Import and select the DXF file.Export the drawing to ASCII (not binary) DXF format.Turn off title blocks, dimension lines and all unnecessary lines that do not detail the shape of the part.For 3D parts, start with one or two key views and if needed, add other views later). (The needed views match the orientation of the material during machining. Make the design using the minimum views that represent all of the features.In the original CAD program, open the design and set scaling to 1:1.
Import via DXF From a Different CAD Software Select Customize Import for image import settings. Containing no shapes solidly filled with a color.Less than 2000 pixels for their largest dimension.In eMachineShop CAD, choose menu File > Import and select Files of type: and choose the desired file type.įor best results and fastest processing when importing images use images that are:.*STEP, STP, IGES, IGS and STL import are in beta release* Import DXF, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, STL, DWG, and SVG CAD files or BMP, JPG.