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Exporting DXFs from 3D Objects in OpenSCAD

Note: stock Export DXF does not work for 3D files - they need to be projected first.

To project - projection(cut=false) import("sprocket.stl"); STL file must exist in same directory

Sample file for exercise in OpenSCAD - the sprocket STL and the .scad file that loads the STL and does a 2D projection. Note that the directory must be correct. File:Sprocketexample.zip
Note: original srocket was generated using Parametric Sprocket Generator using sprocket(12,5,7.5,8,0.2);

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 *http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:87647/#files - has a good 15 tooth example - Bike Sprocket
 *The above was derived from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7918
+=Exporting DXFs from 3D Objects in OpenSCAD=
+*Exporting DXFs - [http://rasterweb.net/raster/2012/07/16/openscad-to-dxf/] - essentially - load and flatten, then export DXF
+:*Note: stock Export DXF does not work for 3D files - they need to be projected first.
+::*To project - ''projection(cut=false) import("sprocket.stl");'' STL file must exist in same directory
+:*Sample file for exercise in OpenSCAD - the sprocket STL and the .scad file that loads the STL and does a 2D projection. Note that the directory must be correct. [[File:sprocketexample.zip]]
+:*Note: original srocket was generated using [[Parametric Sprocket Generator]] using sprocket(12,5,7.5,8,0.2);
+[[Image:dxfexportex.jpg|400px]]