Export IGES / IGS

JamesT
JamesT
in Sheet Metal

I have a cupboard door panel which I made in Mechanical which is made up of 5 individual parts. I have Bricscad communicator to Export to IGS/ IGES. I can import IGS files straight into my Press Brake but the Press Brake wants each part to be a separate file. What is the easiest way to export to IGS. Can this be done in one hit similar to EXPORT ASSEMBLY TO DXF or do I have to export each individual part at a time? What ever way how do I do it?

Thanks for any help

James

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Comments

  • DFLY
    DFLY
    edited July 27
    externalcomponent.png

    I'm not an expert on mechanical, but if you make each item a separate component. You can do this from within your current drawing, then you can navigate to each component and export the igs ? (All components can be made internal or external. An external component is kind of like an xref and an internal component is kind of like a block.

  • RSW
    RSW

    As long as all items have been converted to sheet metal then export assembly to dxf should create seperate "unfolds" to 2D DXF files.

    That being said, the image puzzles me a bit as it does not look like a proper unfold with bend lines etc.
    If the 3D sheet metal model is sent to the pre-/postprocessor (i.e. cutting software and bending software) then it should be in its final form as one piece (i.e. not 5 separate objects) and the software should then take care of the unfolding and bending instructions for cutting and bench press respectively if these are connected in a workflow. Unless you are using a die press where a die/mould is used to press the metal into shape.