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I have a very simple shape, a half circle.

as you can see the cut order is all over the place.

I am trying to get this to cut in a continuous path.

I have tried to "join" the different line segments, but that does not work very well or not at all.

I have tried to change the order and it doesn't work well either.

This was drawn in a cad program as an arc, straight line on top and the round the corners. I export as a dxf and import into VE LXi Expert 120

I drew another shape that was a spline, no straight lines or arcs, and it cuts perfect.

any idea how to get this to cut in a contininuous path?

 

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Cad programs do not make curves. They are made up of a lot of small segments to form the curve. Just redo it in the graphic program. 

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On 9/1/2021 at 5:25 AM, darcshadow said:

+1, trying to get a cad/DXF file to work on a cutter is a nightmare.

Which software are you using mate?

I have been using Flexi 10 basic version and importing dxf straight into it. I never had any problems.

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On 9/1/2021 at 4:35 AM, Hook Solutions said:

I have a very simple shape, a half circle.

as you can see the cut order is all over the place.

I am trying to get this to cut in a continuous path.

I have tried to "join" the different line segments, but that does not work very well or not at all.

I have tried to change the order and it doesn't work well either.

This was drawn in a cad program as an arc, straight line on top and the round the corners. I export as a dxf and import into VE LXi Expert 120

I drew another shape that was a spline, no straight lines or arcs, and it cuts perfect.

any idea how to get this to cut in a contininuous path?

 

Screenshot 2021-08-31 13.17.21.png

HI mate

Give this file a try on your cutter. See what happens. Do not ungroup the shapes. Hopefully this will cut continuously as a single path

memorabillia.ai

memorabillia.pdf

memorabillia.dxf

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On 9/1/2021 at 4:35 AM, Hook Solutions said:

I have a very simple shape, a half circle.

as you can see the cut order is all over the place.

I am trying to get this to cut in a continuous path.

I have tried to "join" the different line segments, but that does not work very well or not at all.

I have tried to change the order and it doesn't work well either.

This was drawn in a cad program as an arc, straight line on top and the round the corners. I export as a dxf and import into VE LXi Expert 120

I drew another shape that was a spline, no straight lines or arcs, and it cuts perfect.

any idea how to get this to cut in a contininuous path?

 

Screenshot 2021-08-31 13.17.21.png

Use pedit command before saving it as a dxf in autocad. Type pedit>> select any part of the shape.. Click yes if it asks you whether you want to make it as on>>> select Join or type J and then select whole of the shape and press enter. It should be selected as one shape when you select it after that

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