Export dialogues

Export part dialogue

The Export part dialogue (Picture 1) opens via File → Export parts or via the icon in the interface work area. This dialogue controls which parts, in which data format and with which specific settings are to be exported.

Settings opens the Export parameter dialogue with the selection of Export configuration, among others. Check in this dialogue whether the parameters for the envisaged export are set correctly.

The switch Hide seam allowances can temporarily hide seam allowances of the patterns. The pre-requisite is that the net perimeter of the pattern has been assigned the attribute seam line. When quitting the export function, the seam allowance are reinstated.

start export starts the export for the parts selected in the list. Output all starts the export of all parts in the list. If the switch overwrite without warning is set, existing files with the same name will be overwritten without notification.

With the buttons copy and Print, the list of export parts with details of export type and time of last export is copied to the clipboard or printed directly. The output file field indicates the name of the export file during the export process.

Export parameter dialogue

The dialogue Export parameter is opened via Settings from the Export part dialogue.

Lines for output

The section lines for output controls which lines are to be written into the export file. You can select the line attributes grain line, annotation line, cut internal line, split line and seam lines, which have been assigned with the attribute function. The selection all continuous internal lines captures all lines without any particular line attribute. Alternatively, you can use the global switches all internal lines with attribute for all lines with special attribute or all internal lines. If a global switches is set, specific line types can no longer be selected.

Symbols for output

The section symbols for output controls which symbols are to be written into the export file. This section captures all point and line symbols which have been set with the symbols function.

The interactive grain line and the atttributes are not captured, here.

Symbols which are known in the target data format, such as the drillhole, are written as symbols into the export file. All other symbols are transferred as continuous lines. If the switch all symbols is set, all point symbols are exported. Alternatively, the symbols to be exported can be selected individually in the list. The switch interactive symbol lines and marking lines controls the export of the interactive seam symbols.

Division of curves with additional grade points

To ensure accurate curve representation in all sizes in the target system, additional grade points are set automatically along the curve during Export parts. The functions under edit parameter for lines influence this automatism. The switch create additional grade points should only be deactivated in exceptional circumstances as it switches off the above automatism. The additional grade points are set at the following points of the perimeter:

1. at real corner points,

2. always at notches even if create additional grade points is switched off and

3. at turning points of the curve.

4. All remaining curve sections are divided according to the parameters min number of base points and max number of curve segments.

The parameter min number of base points indicates the minimum number of base points to be contained in a curve section between two grade points. Normally, Grafis generates an appropriate number of base points automatically. In tight curvatures the points are denser and in long stretched curve sections, they are placed further apart. The smaller the min number of base points, the closer the grade points on the curves. A value between 4 and 8 has proven to be successful. A value below 3 is not meaningful. The parameter max number of curve segments limits the division of curves through grade points. The fourth division step creates no more than the stated number of curve sections. If this parameter is to be void, a high value, e.g. 99 can be entered. A value between 8 to 12 has proven to be successful. A value below 2 is not meaningful.

Export configuration

Depending on the selected export format, different options are displayed in the export configuration section. .

Additional settings

Experienced users can control the export with the following switches in the Grafis.ini, section [INTERFACE]:

DXFEXP_NAMEMODE controls the assignment of the file name for Autocad DXF files; with the setting DXFEXP_NAMEMOD=3, all selected parts are merged into one file.

DXFEXP_USE3=1 Transfer of the part position on the screen during export.

DXFEXP_STARTLAYER determines start layer for output in Autocad-DXF. The layers for the specific sizes are then counted upward by 1.

OPTNSALWY=1 automatically opens the export parameter dialogue for each export.

AAMASAVEAS permits saving DXF files with the ’Save as…’ dialogue.