I know this is waaay late, but I just ran across this thread (thread578-334990) and thought I'd offer my thoughts.
There is a way to view a 2D layout in model mode. And that is to first export the layout as a dxf file. Then import the dxf into Cadkey. (or KeyCreator, if you're running the newer...
18 year Cadkey/KeyCreator user in the Burlington/Lake Geneva, WI area looking for other KC users to exchange tips, ideas, etc.
Seems pretty much everybody, these days, has "defaulted" to Solidworks. (Including the company I currently work for.) Like that's the only CAD software there is. But...
thread578-369185
"I am using cadkey 19, and exporting to DXF for laser cutting. The drawings have 2 layers, one for the parts, one for text. The laser cutter does not recognize the CADKEY 19 text because it is not a vector font. Is this true? Can CK19 produce a vector font? Is there an add-in?"...
