Additional Options for DXF

Fonts

Determines the font family used in the output documents.

Generate file from assembly according to the sheet metal part thickness

Select this option to generate the DXF documents from the sheet metal parts based on their material and thickness. Output documents of a file conversion are then created by the sheet metal part materials and the thicknesses so that each different material and/or thickness of a sheet metal have one dxf file where all parts with the same material and thickness are included in. NOTE: Selecting this option makes the DXF rule to apply to the parts instead of the drawings. The drawings could not be selected when this option is selected. So if you want to convert drawing documents into the DXF format, do not select this option. DXF documents creation from the models cannot be automatic so, the Run automatically on Save operation option in the Add/Edit Batch File Conversion Rule dialog box cannot be selected if this option is selected.

Example:

A user runs a DXF file conversion with the Generate file from assembly according to the sheet metal part thickness option selected, against a little assembly called 000008.sldasm. CUSTOMTOOLS Print/Convert generates the output DXF files in this case like described in the following table:

The Target filename format string referenced in the following example is

Component Properties			Output
Component Name	Material	Thickness	Included in DXF File
000001.sldprt	Copper	0.75 mm	000001-Copper 0.75.dxf
000002.sldprt	Copper	0.75 mm	000001-Copper 0.75.dxf
000003.sldprt	AISI 1020	1 mm	000003-AISI 1020 1.dxf
000004.sldprt	Copper	1 mm	000004-Copper 1.dxf
000005.sldprt	AISI 1020	0.75 mm	000005-AISI 1020 0.75.dxf
000006.sldprt	Copper	1 mm	000004-Copper 1.dxf
000007.sldprt	Copper	0.75 mm	000001-Copper 0.75.dxf

NOTE: Having the Material or the Thickness attribute missing in the File Conversion rule's Target filename box could cause errors during the file conversion process because of the attempts to create duplicate output files.

Additional Options for Sheet Metal Parts that are available in the DXF file conversion rules' Advanced Options determines whether or not to show the bend lines in the DXF files created from parts by the CUSTOMTOOLS batch file conversion. With the Bend line options, you can also define the note added in association to the bend lines shown in the drawing sheet created.

NOTE: Options under the Additional options for sheet metal parts group, apply to the Sheet Metal parts only.

Show only silhouette edges	Select the Show only silhouette edges option to keep only the silhouette lines of the cut features in plates processed on the DXF file conversion. The Show only silhouette edges option is useful especially with the plates that have countersunk holes or holes that have other special features like chamfers or fillets. With plates having the special holes the Show only silhouette edges option makes the File Conversion feature to keep only edges of the actual holes in the drawing sheet generated and the outer bounds of the special features are excluded.
Show bend lines	The Show bend lines option determines whether or not to show the bend lines in the DXF files created from parts by the CUSTOMTOOLS batch file conversion. Select this option to show the bend lines and if you do not want to show the bend lines, clear selection of this option.
Show bend notes	The Show bend notes option determines whether or not to notes associated to the bend lines in the DXF files created from parts by the CUSTOMTOOLS batch file conversion. Select this option and define the note format in the Bend note format box to add customized notes associated to the bend lines. Clear selection of the Show bend notes option if you do not want to add notes associated to the bend lines.
Bend note format	Use the Bend note format box to define format for the note added in association to the bend lines shown in the DXF files created by the CUSTOMTOOLS File Conversion. Click the > button associated to the Bend line format box to add pre-defined attributes to the note.
Orientation, if part is not sheet metal	In the Orientation, if part is not sheet metal box, you can select the view orientation of the SOLIDWORKS non-sheet metal part document to be used while the part is being converted to the DXF format.

NOTE: The Orientation, if part is not sheet metal option is required. Saving the Advanced Options of the selected DXF file conversion rule is not possible if nothing is selected in the Orientation, if part is not sheet metal box.

Bend Direction	Add direction of a bend to the bend note.
Supplementary Angle	Add supplementary angle of a bend to the bend note.
Complementary Angle	Add complementary angle of a bend to the bend note.
Bend Radius	Add radius of a bend to the bend note.
Bend Order	Add the bending order number of a bend to the bend note.
Bend Allowance	Add bend allowance length of a bend to the bend note.

By definition, the bend allowance is the arc length of the bend as measured along the neutral axis of the material.

Save created temporary drawing	Select this option to save the temporary drawing created during the SOLIDWORKS Part document conversion to the DXF format. When this option is not selected, the temporary drawing is deleted after the conversion process.
Drawing filename	Determines how the target path and filename are generated for the temporary drawings saved on the file conversion. Click the button to select pre-defined attributes to be included in the saved drawing's target path and filename. Pre-defined attributes added in the Drawing filename box are color coded to indicate the scope of the attribites selected. To learn more about the color codes, please refer to the Drawing Filename Blob Colors section lower in this page.
Overwrite an existing file	Select an action to do for the drawing files that already exist in the target path specified. To learn more about the options for this, please refer to the Overwriting an existing file section lower in this page.
Leave created drawing opened	Select this option to leave the output document open in the SOLIDWORKS after the file conversion.
Display Note Template to every view	Select this to add a custom notes on the top of the drawing views generated by the file conversion output file. The note templates are retrieved from the notes created with the Notes feature.

TIP: It is recommended to add some identifier to the temporary drawing's filename to make it easier to recognize and to avoid overwriting of the production drawings by the temporary ones.

Export all splines as splines	All splines in the source documents are exported into the output files as splines.
Export all splines as polylines	All splines in the source documents are exported into the output files as polylines.

File conversion rule could have a dynamic output path and the filename. Properties that belong to the different property scopes, are color coded in the Target filename box so that you can recognize the parts of the target path and filename easier. The following colors are used to identify the blobs:

Color	Meaning	Example Blob
	Model property
	Cut-List property
	Drawing property
	Pre-defined function
	Invalid item

If you get the invalid item blob into the target filename, please ensure that the item selected in the target filename exist and also check the spelling of the target filename item names.

The Overwriting an existing file options are used to determine what to do on file conversion operation if the file with the same name already exist in the target path.

Always	Overwrites existing files without any prompt during the batch operation.
Never	The existing files are never overwritten during the batch operation.
Prompt	The user gets prompted to decide whether or not to overwrite the file that already exist.

Reset All

Resets all additional options to their default settings.