Below is an example of the above design exported as a DXF file directly from BikeCAD Pro. Similarly, curved tubes are also not accounted for in DXF files exported directly from BikeCAD Pro. Therefore, as new components have been added to BikeCAD, these components have not been included in the DXF output. However, be aware that when the DXF export option was initially added to the first release of BikeCAD Pro, it was not implemented in a way that would be sustainable as BikeCAD models grew more complex. While the above procedure is the recommended method for obtaining a DXF file from BikeCAD Pro, the old option to export a DXF file directly from BikeCAD is still available. An example of the same model exported from Inkscape as a DXF and then imported into a generic CAD program is shown below. Next, export that file from Inkscape as a DXF file. An SVG file exported from BikeCAD Pro and read into Inkscape is shown below. Next, import that file into a free drawing application called Inkscape. First, choose File > Export SVG to obtain a Scalable Vector Graphics representation of your design. Open inkscape and create a new file or open an existing one.To obtain a DXF file from BikeCAD Pro, a two step process is recommended. Cd into your sources directory and clone the repository:Ĭd inkscape-paths2openscad/ & sudo cp paths2openscad.py /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/ & sudo cp paths2openscad.inx /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/.
you can even launch OpensCAD with the exported file to preview from the plugin’s widget. As I was messing around, I stumbled upon an inkscape plugin for doing the conversion in a straight forward way, exporting actual OpensCAD code with the origin variable defined. It was also too much of a process to follow. This worked as a proof of concept but the origin was far off and I couldnt figure out how to easily fix that in the conversion process. I tried opening the svg in a text editor like Gedit, copying just the data for the polygon, using an online svg to WKT converter and finally copying the converted points into OpensCAD and creating a points variable with that data. I was wondering if there is a shorter or direct way of doing this, like getting the data points from the inkscape vector graphic and then using the polygon primitive in OpensCAD to create a polygon that I can extrude. I have been following a process involving several steps to export a complex shape from inkscape SVG to a dxf file and later import the 2D dxf into openscad and then do a linear extrude to get a 3D model.
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