Simple drawing failing to export to 2D .DXF

[run_the_race]

I have flattened some sheetmetal parts, and other complex drawings, and they exported to 2D .DXF no problem.

However now I have a very simple plate, and its failing to export. I simplified the drawing and attached it.

This is the drawing:

plate.png (7.8 KiB) Viewed 498 times

And this is how it gets exported:

plate2.png (5.42 KiB) Viewed 498 times

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2004
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.24276 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-19
Hash: a88db11e0a908f6e38f92bfc5187b13ebe470438
Python version: 3.8.6+
Qt version: 5.15.1
Coin version: 4.0.1
OCC version: 7.5.0
Locale: English/United Kingdom (en_GB)

[drmacro]

If you go to Preferences>Import/Export DXF tab.

Select legacy export and project along view.

THen switch to the side view, select the body, and export.

Looks ok here.

[run_the_race]

If you go to Preferences>Import/Export DXF tab.

Select legacy export and project along view.

THen switch to the side view, select the body, and export.

Looks ok here.

Thank you! I had "project exported objects along current view on", but didnt not try legacy python exporter cause it doesnt sound like a good option, but that did the trick!

[freedman]

For anyone out there looking to do some automated DXF exports. I used this macro to export one or multiple views from TechDraw. It exports to a Dir on your system and numbers the files for multiple views. It's currently set to export to "C:A_dxfs" but can be changed by editing the first real fileSpecDxf. If I remember correctly you need to select the target page then run the macro.

I used this alot on a big project. I would grab a bunch of views and bring them to TechDraw and then generate DXFs for AutoCad. Worked great!

Wandererfan generated the basic structure of the macro. Thanks to him.