How to set up my file in AutoCAD?

Here is our easy file setup checklist for AutoCAD:

Export either a two-dimensional DXF file showing just the flat cut pattern or a STEP/STP file;
If your part requires sheet metal bending services, include bend location lines;
All holes and cutouts are at least 50% material thickness for laser cut parts;
All holes and cutouts are no less than 0.070” for most waterjet cut parts;
All holes and cutouts are no less than 0.125” for all CNC routed parts;
File is built at a 1:1 scale, preferably in inch or mm units;
All objects are on the same layer;
All stray points, duplicate lines, empty objects and text areas have been removed;
No shapes have open contours;
All shapes have been united, combined or merged;
All text has been converted to outlines or paths;
Cut-out text (reversed text) has bridges or has been stencilized.