Can the surface generated by Rhino be saved as coordinates?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Hi there,

We are using Rhino to generate complex surfaces, flatten it and transfer the cutting pattern into other CAD software. Just wonder if there is a way to save the surface points into coordinates so that the other software can generate drawings.
Thanks a lot,
Cheng

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Hi Cheng- you can ExtractPt, and then Export the points to a text file - I’m not sure if that is enough info to really help though.

-Pascal

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What other CAD software? Perhaps Rhino can already save in a format that the other software can read?

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Pascal,

That helps a lot. We will try use it in the drawing export.
Cheng

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Dale,

It is Mechanical Desktop 2009. Tried once but the surface became polylines in the file migration…

Thanks,
Cheng

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Wrong export options. Try 2004 Solids. --Mitch

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I’m pretty sure MDT can import IGES files, which Rhino can export…