Save As DWG/DXF Options General tab, Cells

Used to set options for saving cells to DWG and DXF files.

Other groups of options under the General tab include:

• Basic

• Advanced

• References

• Line Weights

• Entity Mapping

• Classes

• Fonts

• TriForma

Save As DWG/DXF Options General tab, Cells options

Create Single Block for Duplicated Cells

If on, saves duplicate unshared cells to a single block with multiple block references. For example, five unshared copies of a cell would be saved to a single block with five block references. To optimize the DWG file size, leave this setting on (the default).

If this setting is off, each duplicate unshared cell is saved to a single block and single block reference. In this case, five copies of a cell would be saved to five blocks, each with a single block reference.

DWG files do not support unshared MicroStation cells.

Create Scaled Blocks

If on, creates scaled block references within the DWG file. If this setting is off, the software creates only unscaled block references (scale = 1.0).

Create Block Entities with “By Block” Properties

Specifies that when cells are saved to blocks in the DWG file, the properties for block entities (elements in a cell) are set to ByBlock. These options only apply if all block entities (elements) have the same value for a given property.

In DWG format, any entity can have its level, color, line style, or line weight property set to ByBlock (the ByCell setting in MicroStation). If the entity becomes part of a block and the block is inserted into a drawing, the entities in the block inherit the current property settings.

For example, when a DGN file is saved to DWG, a cell with three red elements becomes a block with three block entities. When this option is on, the color property for each of these entities is set to ByBlock. Each time the block is inserted into a drawing in AutoCAD, the block entities inherit the current color setting.

A disadvantage of using ByBlock properties is that you cannot change the property values once the block is inserted into a DWG file.

• Level (Layer 1)
— Sets the level property for entities in blocks to ByBlock.

• Color
— Sets the Color property for entities in blocks to ByBlock.

• Line Style
— Sets the Line Style property for entities in blocks to ByBlock.

• Line Weight
— Sets the Line Weight property for entities in blocks to ByBlock.