From 3D to 2D in Sophia®: Export Part to DXF

You may sometimes want us to laser-cut metal plates and then do the bending operation yourself. That's not a problem, of course. Unless you only have your part available as a 3D object in a STEP file. If you submit that file to Sophia®, our automated processes ensure that the pressed part is made.

So we have come up with a solution for this. This new function is called: 'Export part to DXF'!

Thanks to this function in Sophia®, you can convert a STEP file (3D) to a DXF file (2D) at the press of a button. When you submit the latter file, we only perform the cutting work and you can take care of the bending operation yourself.

So how does this work?

1. Upload your pressed part into Sophia®.
2. Select the desired item.
3. Click the ‘Export part to DXF’ button.
4. Upload the DXF file (in the existing or a new project).
5. Check the drawing.
6. Submit your request.

You can find the button in 2 places.

In the list view, select the part and you can then click 'Export part to DXF' at the top right.

In the 3D view, the button is above the ‘Request a Quote’ button.

If you have further questions about this function, please contact our Customer Service.