Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure4.36
Layer export settings
Once you have provided a layer and color for the elements that you need
to translate to CAD along with setting the other export options, you can
save thesettings forfuture use.SeeChapter 2,“Creating an Effective Project
Template,” for more information on establishing export settings.
With your export settings established, choose the appropriate CAD format
from the Export tool on the application menu. The Export CAD Formats
dialog box provides you with options for selecting multiple sheets or views
to export and the properties of the exported files.
Click the Next button after you have chosen the views or sheets to export
and a dialog box appears that will let you browse to the file export location.
Atthispoint,youcandeterminethesoftwareversiontousefortheexport.If
you are exporting a sheet view, you have the option to turn each view on the
sheet into an external reference. If you are exporting a model view, selecting
this option will cause any linked files in the view to be exported as separate
CAD files to be used as external references. This option is the default if you
choose the Manual option for file naming.
Figure 4.37
shows the resulting files from an export of a sheet that contains
one model view and a schedule. The highlighted file is the complete sheet.
The other files are external references that make up the sheet. The titleblock
is a block entity in the DWG, and the schedule is linework and text in the
sheet file.
