made with ❤️ by marcus | convert your MDSolids/JHU truss files to DXF
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truss2dxf | Upload MDSolids/JHU Truss File
Drag & Drop file here or click to select
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What to do next
Your DXF file has been downloaded successfully and can be imported into Inventor.
In Inventor, change the file type to "DXF Files (*.dxf)" in the drop-down above Open
Select the downloaded file and press Open
Press Next when a new window pops up. This will take a minute to load
You will see model preview. Again, press Next and wait until a new window pops up.
Set the "Destination for 2D Data" to New Part, set the Import Files Unit to Specify Units (mm).
Set the Part Template to Metric\Standard(mm).
Press finish and see your model as a sketch. You still have to extrude, shell, extrude, mirror etc.
Please note for some truss designs there may be some incorrect conversions (rare), double check everything! If you notice issues/incorrect conversions, you should enable "Export outline only" and draw the internal members yourself.
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⚠ JHU Warning
I haven't been able to read the JHU grid settings so you MUST manually put yours; my personal recomendations are 25 for each grid but that depends on how you made it. If you do not do this step correctly, your truss could have incorrect scaling (be really big or small)! Please ensure you have selected the correct scaling settings in JHU grid settings TL;DR: Put the scale for each grid in mm (how many mm a grid in JHU represents). If you have selected the correct scaling in JHU, set the below to 1.