What’s new in AutoDXF v6.3?

 

AutoDXF v6.3 works with Autodesk Inventor 2025, 2026 and 2027. Please install AutoDXF v5.6 for Inventor 2022-2024 or v4.7 for Inventor 2018 - 2021.

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.3.1:

·         new option: set mass units (kg or lbs) and number of decimal places for mass values

·         fixed error that occurred when a sheet metal component had not yet been saved to disk

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.3.0:

·         support for Inventor 2027. AutoDXF v6.3 now works with Inventor 2025, 2026 and 2027

·         new function: filter out holes based on their absolute size and not only as fraction of material thickness

·         new function: visually detect flat patterns that are too large based on maximum defined width and length

·         new function: right click operations are now available on multiple selected items

·         new function: option to open export folder in Windows Explorer after export is finished

·         new function: confirmation dialog is opened after ‘Flip Flat Patterns’ button is clicked

·         new function: new way to define AutoDXF text location and direction on the flat patterns using special tool in the flat pattern environment

·         fixed: clicking on numeric columns headers now sorts the values correctly

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.2.1:

·         Added German UI language

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.2.0:

·         Support for Inventor 2026 (in addition to Inventor 2025)

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.1.0 (watch video here):

·         New feature -creation of circular cutouts at the ends of the bend lines

·         Improved feature – added new attribute <ANGB> for writing angles measured from the inside

·         added notification if user attempts to run AutoDXF from the part environment on a multi-body solid or on a part without solid geometry

·         fixed error when preset settings were editable after AutoDXF startup even if last used preset was non-default

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.0.2:

·         solved problem in some cases with reading correct iPart sheet metal thickness in cases where thickness is defined as iPart parameter

·         right click commands (flat pattern creation and manipulation) on iParts are now disabled

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.0.1:

§  New option to create bend marks along entire bend line but with specified offset from the contour. Useful for some press brakes such as Amada.

§  Added new option to set line type for bend marks.

§  New option for force processing DXF files even if no processing option is selected. This results in much smaller (up to 10x) file sizes.

§  Bend marks now adjust their length if the bending line is too short.

§  Fixed error when creating bend marks if IV_BEND and IV_BEND_DOWN layers are not selected for export.

What’s new in AutoDXF 6.0 (watch video here):

§  Full code migration to .NET8 to ensure compatibility with Inventor 2025.

§  New system of presets that handles saving different combination of DXF processing settings, layers and file naming. Easy transfer of settings to other computers.

§  New material list functionality.

§  New export option for exporting 3D STEP models of folded models.

§  New export option for exporting STEP files of flat patterns.

§  Support for new unconsumed construction layer export.

§  Some settings moved to menu system to declutter the user interface.