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If you have an earlier version of DXFTools
purchased from us you can get a free upgrade
to the new version that supports Metric, CorelDraw X4,
and Vista. See the Demo site for more info.
We do not have the new version and cannot issue a
license.

We no longer sell DXFTools through our
website. Contact http://www.leonardcncsoftware.com/ for
purchase. |
The ABSOLUTE BEST way to
draw, and export files from CorelDraw ® for CNC cutting in the
DXF format. Crafted as a VBA Macro this tool takes the
native Bezier curves of CorelDraw ® and exports them as arcs
and circles instead of the line segments you get with the
conventional DXF export from Corel. A single button push
from the top menu brings up the DXFTools dialog box and
allows you to specify the save location or use the last
used location. There are some simple settings that
determine the smoothness VS accuracy of the conversion for
non-symmetrical arcs. Typically the defaults work
well. Click one button and the process is done.
The tool will stay floating on top so you can easily open
multple drawings and do a series of quick exports. Even
keep CorelDraw ® running and minimized while you open SheetCAM
or VCarve and easily switch back and forth. This tool
will save you frustration and give you cleaner cuts. A
lot of tool for not much money. |
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Now look at the same exact set of objects exported using
DXFTools. Hundreds less nodes and nice
smooth arcs and an outside circle with just 4
nodes. Your CNC machine will love these
files! This file is less than 115 lines long which is a
68% savings in file size alone. More complex files (like
the DXFTool Medallion in the other pictures exhibited 33% less
file size and a much cleaner file. Best yet is the fact
that we did nothing to the layout before export with
DXFTool. In the Corel DXF export, you must
convert internal objects (Circles, Squares, Text, etc) to
Curves before exporting or they don't come across.
NOTE: all blue-gray screen shots are of the actual layout
in SheetCAM. |