Exports drawings in a variety of vector and raster formats; exporting drawings to WMF and EMF formats is not supported on Linux.
Accessing the Command
command bar: export
alias: exp, dwfout
menu bar: File | Export
ribbon: Home | File | Export
: export
Displays a dialog box:
Choose an export format from the Save As Type droplist, and then click Save.
To export in PDF format, use the ExportPDF command.
Command Options
Formats are listed in the order in which they appear in the Save as Type droplist, segregated into CAD, vector, and raster formats.
CAD Formats |
Extension |
Description |
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FBX binary file |
FBX |
Mudbox format used to send 3D models to animation and rendering software; binary format creates compact files maintained by Autodesk; see FBXout command. |
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FBX ASCII file |
FBX |
Mudbox format used to send 3D models to animation and rendering software; ASCII format creates human-readalbe files. |
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AutoCAD Drawing |
DWG |
CAD drawing format created by Autodesk; to export drawings in earlier version of DWG, use the SaveAs command. |
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AutoCAD ASCII DXF |
DXF |
Drawing interchange format created by Autodesk; to create binary DXF files, use the DxfOut command. |
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Drawing Template |
DWT |
Templates on which new drawings are based. |
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3D DWF v6.01 |
DWF |
CAD viewing format for 3D models created by Autodesk. |
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Binary DWF |
DWF |
Compressed version of DWF; creates more compact files. |
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Zipped Ascii Encoded 2D Stream DWF v6.0 |
DWF |
ASCII version of DWF compressed into a ZIP file. |
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Compressed DWF v5.5 |
DWF |
Compressed ASCII version of an older version of DWF; creates more compact files. |
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Binary DWF v5.5 |
DWF |
Compressed version of an older version of DWF; creates more compact files. |
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ASCII DWF v5.5 |
DWF |
ASCII version of an older version of DWF> |
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IFC file |
IFC |
Saves a BIM model as an IFC file for use with an IFC-certified applications. data. BIM properties are included in IFC export. The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry |
Vector Formats |
Extension |
Description |
|
Windows Meta File* |
WMF |
Vector format created by Microsoft; used by the Clipboard; see the WmfOut command. |
|
Enhanced Windows Meta File* |
EMF |
Updated version of WMF. |
|
Scalable Vector Graphics |
SVG |
Used by Web pages to display vector graphics. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a family of specifications of an XML-based file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and dynamic (i.e. interactive or animated). The SVG specification is an open standard that has been under development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) since 1999. |
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Lithography |
STL |
3D format used by 3D printers. STL (STereoLithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. STL is widely used for rapid prototyping and computer-aided manufacturing. STL files describe only the surface geometry of a three dimensional object without any representation of color, texture or other common CAD model attributes. The STL format specifies both ASCII and binary representations. Binary files are more common, since they are more compact. See also the StlOut command. |
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Collada file |
DAE |
3D format used by rendering and animation software. COLLADA (from collaborative design activity) is an interchange file format for interactive 3D applications. It is managed by the nonprofit technology consortium, the Khronos Group, and has been adopted by ISO as a publicly available specification, ISO/PAS 17506. |
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Raster Format |
Extension |
Description |
|
Bitmap* |
BMP |
Raster format created by Microsoft; used by the Clipboard. |
(*) The PictureExportScale user preference sets the view size when exporting to picture formats (WMF, EMF, BMP).
The following 3D formats are available through a separate module, BricsCAD Communicator; download it from the Bricsys website.
Format |
Extension |
Description |
|
Standard for Exchange of Product data |
STE, STP, STEP |
STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Data) is an ISO standard exchange format used for representing three-dimensional data in a format that can be recognized by multiple programs. |
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Initial Graphics Exchange Specification |
IGS, IGES |
A file format which defines a vendor neutral data format that allows the digital exchange of information among Computer-aided design (CAD) systems. |
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CATIA V4 |
model |
CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes. |
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CATIA V5 |
CATPart, CATProduct |
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Parasolid |
XMT_TXT, XMT_BIN X_T, X_B |
Parasolid is a geometric modeling kernel originally developed by ShapeData, now owned by Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS Corp.), that can be licensed by other companies for use in their 3D computer graphics software products. |
|
VDA-FS |
VDA |
VDA-FS is a CAD data exchange format for the transfer of surface models from one CAD system to another. Its name is an abbreviation of "Verband der Automobilindustrie - Flächenschnittstelle", which translates to the "automotive industry association - surface data interface". Standard was specified by the German organization VDA. |
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3D PDF |
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Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating system. |
Settings
The import and export procedures using Communicator are controlled through a series of user preferences. See the Communicator section on the Settings dialog.
Procedures
Related Commands
AcisOut - exports 3D solids and surface entities in SAT format.
BimExport - saves a BIM model as an IFC file for use with an IFC-certified applications.
BmpOut - exports drawings in BMP format.
CommunicatorInfo - checks whether the Communicator product is correctly installed and prints a diagnostic report in the Prompt History window.
DwfOut - exports drawings in DWF format.
ExportLayout - exports all visible objects from the current layout to the model space of a new drawing.
ExportPdf - exports layouts in a drawing to a pdf docucment.
IfcExport - exports a BIM model to IFC, partially or entirely.
Import - imports CAD files in a variety of formats.
MSlide - exports drawings in WMF, EMF, and SLD formats.
StlOut - exports 3D solids and watertight meshes in a format that can be used for stereolithography (3D printing).
VmlOut - exports drawings in VML format.
VSlide - displays files in WMF, EMF, and SLD formats.
WmfOut - exports drawings in WMF, EMF, and SLD formats.
