Hi,
If I wanted something CNC milled by a company what is the generally accepted file type?
Normally they ask for DXF but everytime I've opened a DXF file it's always been of a drawing/2D design....
Can you get/make 3D shapes in DXF or is there an alternative if wanted say something like a sphere milled?
Cheers,
Michael
The industry standard is IGES, but ask what format the people you are going to use can accept -most can accept a multitude. Iif they can take the native file format from the package you created it in then it saves any trouble.
Regards Kevin
Thanks,
Does that therefore mean that DXF is a 2D only file then?
Cheers,
Michael
Yes.
Regards Kevin
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