Export To GIS dialog box

Opens via: GISEXPORT command

The Export To GIS dialog box allows you to select the GIS entities to export and the export file format.

  1. Format
  2. File name
  3. Source coordinate system
  4. Destination coordinate system
  5. Entities
  6. Attribute data
  7. Options

Format

Allows you to choose from the drop-down list the export file format for the GIS entities: ESRI SHP, GML, and KML.

File name

Click the browse button () to open the Export As dialog box and select the file name.

Source coordinate system

Displays the coordinate system used in the current drawing.

Destination coordinate system

Allows you to select the target coordinate system for export. Click the browse button () to open the Choose GIS Coordinate Systems... dialog box.

Entities

Allows you to select the entities to export.

Select GIS layer
Allows you to select the GIS layers to export.

Click the browse button () to open the Select GIS layers dialog box.

Select entities in drawing
Allows you to select entities in the drawing.
Geometry type
Allows you to choose the geometry type from the drop-down list.
Note: The ESRI SHP export file format does not support layers with different geometry types.

Attribute data

Allows you to select the GIS attributes to include in the export. Click the trash button () to remove the selected attribute.

Click the Export name field to edit the default name of the attribute.

Note: An empty state component displays when the selected entities in the drawing do not contain any GIS attribute data.

Options

Sets the GIS export options.

Enable export of entities without GIS data
Allows you to choose to export the entities without GIS data.