eTransmit – BricsCAD Help Center

Creates a package consisting of the drawing file and all its dependencies, such as external references, images, font files, plot configuration files, plot style tables, and font map files.

Accessing the Command

command bar: etransmit

menu bar:

File| eTransmit
Tools | Drawing Explorer | Dependencies

ribbon:

Home | Settings | Drawing Explorer | Dependencies
Home | Transmit | eTransmit

: eTransmit

Displays the Drawing Explorer dialog box at the Dependencies node, listing the dependencies of the current drawing:

Optionally click the New File () button in the toolbar to add another drawing to the eTransmit procedure. A File dialog displays to let you choose a drawing.

Click eTransmit () in the toolbar to start the eTransmit procedure.

A dialog box lists the files to include:

Select the files to be included in the eTransmit package (usually all of them), and then click the Transmit button.

A dialog box displays options:

Adjust the settings, and then click the Transmit button.

Displays a report:

Tutorial: Package Your Drawings with eTransmit

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eTransmit Command Options

Option	Description
Destination folder	Specifies the output folder for the eTransmit package. If the destination folder does not exist, you are prompted to create the folder.
Save format	Specifies the format of the drawing files in the eTransmit package; choose an option from the droplist:
If file exists	Specifies what to do if a file already exists in the output folder; choose an option from the droplist:
Output	Specifies whether to create a ZIP file or copy the files to the output folder; choose an option from the droplist:
Send email:	When checked, sends an email with the zipped eTransmit package in attachment. This option is available only when the eTransmit output is a ZIP file only.
ZIP file	Specifies what to do when a ZIP file of the same name already exists in the output folder; choose an option from the droplist:
Update image paths	When checked, the saved paths for image files are updated, according to the new location.
Update xrefs paths	When checked, then the saved paths to externally-referenced files are updated, according to the new location.

All files in one folder	All files in the eTransmit package are copied to the destination folder.
Organized folder structure	A hierarchical folder tree is created in the destination folder
Keep files and folders as is	Keeps the folder structure of all files in the eTransmit package. This procedure allows to easily install the package on another computer using the folder structure of the source system.
Source root folder	Specifies the source root folder for relative paths of drawing-dependent files, such as xrefs or image files.