Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings

Export Coordinates

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Used to export coordinates of elements to an ASCII text file.

Tool SettingEffect
Filename

Lists the name of an ASCII text file to which the coordinates will be exported.

Browse

Opens the Create Export File dialog box which allows you to select or create a file to which you can export the selected coordinates.

Order

Defines the order in which the coordinates are exported — XYZ or YXZ.

Format

Defines the coordinate format. Options are: Master, Sub, Working, and UORs.

Accuracy

Specifies the unit of accuracy for exporting the coordinates.

Separator

Defines the coordinate delimiter. Options are: Comma and Space.

View

Allows you to choose a view's orientation to display the point number if the Point # check box is turned on.

Prefix and Suffix

Allow you to add prefixes and suffixes to the coordinate string.

Point #

If on, consecutive point numbers are placed at the selected elements' coordinates. The point numbers also appear at the front of each coordinate string in the export file. The point number designated in the text field increases automatically and consecutively after you export the coordinates.

Single, Fence, All

Allow you to export single elements, selection sets, all elements in a fence, and all graphic elements in a design file, respectively.

To export coordinates of a single element to a text file
  1. Select the Export Coordinates tool.

  2. In the Filename field, type the name and path of the text file to which you want to export the coordinates.
    or
    Click Browse.
    In the Create Export File dialog box that opens, select the text file to which you want to export the coordinates.

  3. Click Single.

  4. Select an element and enter a data point to accept.
    The element's coordinates are exported to the selected text file.

To export coordinates of fenced elements to a text file
  1. Place a fence around the element(s).

  2. Select the Export Coordinates tool.

  3. In the Filename field, type the name and path of the text file to which you want to export the coordinates.
    or
    Click Browse.
    In the Create Export File dialog box that opens, select the text file to which you want to export the coordinates.

  4. Click Fence.

  5. Enter a data point inside the fence.
    The fenced elements' coordinates are exported to the selected text file.

To export all coordinates of elements in the design file to a text file
  1. Select the Export Coordinates tool.

  2. In the Filename field, type the name and path of the text file to which you want to export the coordinates.
    or
    Click Browse.
    In the Create Export File dialog box that opens, select the text file to which you want to export the coordinates.

  3. Click All.
    An Alert box appears, warning that you are about export all element coordinates in the design file.

  4. Click OK.
    All of the element coordinates in the design file are exported to the selected text file.

Key-in: EXPORT ELEMENT