hi, i design all my stuff in OpenSCAD, and i now need to apply for patents. the patent drawings have stymied me somewhat: i'm loathe to have to learn yet another gui, like FreeCAD, and i thought, "hey, i've already got the design in OpenSCAD, why can't i just gen a DWF file?" but DWF files are not an export option on OpenSCAD. no worries, Marius, i'm *not* asking for yet another feature of OpenSCAD; i'm just trying to create drawings! so does anyone know a method / process / script that can create DWF files from OpenSCAD? if not, may i ask, what drawing / CAD programs do others use for patent drawings? (NB: i have absolutely NO artistic talent.) i appreciate all input, and thanks in advance! yvette -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/DWF-files-tp12851.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

This has been a problem for my customers and me, too. I have changed the Projection to be Orthogonal and viewed from Top and Left etc with some success. I've also exported the STL, imported into SketchUp (free), shown that as Orthogonal, and then attached dimensions to the drawings. Getting decent support for this in OpenSCAD would be very helpful, and would "announce" that this is a serious tool for designers Jon On 6/8/2015 11:53 AM, yvette wrote: > hi, > > i design all my stuff in OpenSCAD, and i now need to apply for patents. > > the patent drawings have stymied me somewhat: i'm loathe to have to learn > yet another gui, like FreeCAD, and i thought, "hey, i've already got the > design in OpenSCAD, why can't i just gen a DWF file?" > > but DWF files are not an export option on OpenSCAD. no worries, Marius, i'm > *not* asking for yet another feature of OpenSCAD; i'm just trying to create > drawings! > > so does anyone know a method / process / script that can create DWF files > from OpenSCAD? > > if not, may i ask, what drawing / CAD programs do others use for patent > drawings? (NB: i have absolutely NO artistic talent.) > > i appreciate all input, and thanks in advance! > yvette > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/DWF-files-tp12851.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4355/9974 - Release Date: 06/08/15 > >

Not sure if it helps, but the DXF files OpenSCAD produces can be fed through another program to create a DWG. The one I use is A9CAD (Windows freeware), it is a simple CAD program that can go between DWG and DXF. Open DXF in A9CAD, Annotate if needed, Save as DWG. The only disadvantage is that everything is a polyline, no actual circles. On 6/8/2015 1:11 PM, jon wrote: > This has been a problem for my customers and me, too. > > I have changed the Projection to be Orthogonal and viewed from Top and > Left etc with some success. > > I've also exported the STL, imported into SketchUp (free), shown that as > Orthogonal, and then attached dimensions to the drawings. > > Getting decent support for this in OpenSCAD would be very helpful, and > would "announce" that this is a serious tool for designers > > Jon > > On 6/8/2015 11:53 AM, yvette wrote: >> hi, >> >> i design all my stuff in OpenSCAD, and i now need to apply for patents. >> >> the patent drawings have stymied me somewhat: i'm loathe to have to >> learn >> yet another gui, like FreeCAD, and i thought, "hey, i've already got the >> design in OpenSCAD, why can't i just gen a DWF file?" >> >> but DWF files are not an export option on OpenSCAD. no worries, >> Marius, i'm >> *not* asking for yet another feature of OpenSCAD; i'm just trying to >> create >> drawings! >> >> so does anyone know a method / process / script that can create DWF files >> from OpenSCAD? >> >> if not, may i ask, what drawing / CAD programs do others use for patent >> drawings? (NB: i have absolutely NO artistic talent.) >> >> i appreciate all input, and thanks in advance! >> yvette >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://forum.openscad.org/DWF-files-tp12851.html >> Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4355/9974 - Release Date: 06/08/15 >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >