[maxidex]

Hi,

I must convert curves into equal length lines. There are a lot of softwares which import autocad r14 or r12 compatible dxf files and convert splines into lines. I have to define the segment length and divide spline into equal length lines. The result may not %100 fit to original spline, but I could not find a solution.
Has someone a recommendation.....

Regards,
Max

[yohudi]

Hi,

I must convert curves into equal length lines. There are a lot of softwares which import autocad r14 or r12 compatible dxf files and convert splines into lines. I have to define the segment length and divide spline into equal length lines. The result may not %100 fit to original spline, but I could not find a solution.
Has someone a recommendation.....

Regards,
Max

Hi There,

a FREE means to do this can be found in gmax.

1. Import your .DXF

2. Use a 'Normalize Spline modifier to segment the spline to equal segments. You need to make sure that the spline is not broken for this to work.

I think there's also a dedicated gmax script/plugin for this task by Rab Gordon. If you search for CNC_Toolkit you'll find info re:his other plugins at his website. You will need to export the normalized spline to gcode to get it out... but then you, probaly want to ultimately arrive at gcode anyway.

Hope this helps

Danny (aka Yohudi)