AP203/AP214 Export Settings dialog box

General Settings

This section covers logging and the selection of STEP AP203 or AP214.

Use Logging

Used to control the output of a log file. If on (the default), the translator creates a log file in the directory pointed to by the environment variable MS_STEPOUT. If off, no log file created.

Save As

Controls the schema used to create the exported file.

• AP 203
— If selected, the schema is CONFIG_CONTROL_DESIGN.

• AP 214
— If selected, the schema is AUTOMOTIVE_DESIGN.

Solid Bodies

Export as Solids. There are no options.

Sheet Bodies

Sets how sheet entities are exported.

• Export as Sheets
— Surfaces are exported as sheet bodies. (Default)

• Export as Trimmed Surfaces
— Surfaces are exported as trimmed surfaces.

Wire Bodies

Sets how wires/curve are exported.

• Export as Wires
— Wires/curves are exported as wire bodies. (Default)

• Export as Trimmed Curves
— Wires/curves are exported as trimmed curves.

Max Surface-BSpline Fit Tolerance

Sets the maximum tolerance for surface to B-spline conversions. Some surfaces used in MicroStation may not be allowed in STEP. These surfaces are converted to B-spline surfaces in STEP. Whenever such a conversion takes place, the converted B-spline surface is not an exact representation of the original surface. This B-spline surface is exact only within a certain tolerance. The translator tries to make it as close to the original surface as possible. This option allows you to specify a maximum limit on this approximation. The default value is 0.0001. If the export operation fails and the log file says that a certain B-spline conversion has failed, then increase the tolerance and try again.

Max Curve-BCurve Fit Tolerance

Sets the maximum tolerance for curve to B-spline Curve conversions.

Use Short Names

Allows you to specify whether the STEP file needs to contain short names for entities or long names. The default setting uses the long names. For example, the cartesian_point entity is output as CARTESIAN_POINT in the STEP file. However, to decrease the size of the STEP file, STEP allows the usage of short names. In such a case the same entity would be output as CRTPNT.

Output Entity Names

Allows you to specify whether the entity names need to be output or not. Most of the geometric entities have the first attribute as an entity name. At present, the AP203 translator outputs the name of the STEP entity itself. If you do not require the names to be output, you can choose not to do so by choosing this option.

Done

Accepts the chosen settings and closes the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without changing any settings.