Export Dialog for CFF2 and DDES Files

 

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"Export"

Click the button "Export" and choose one of the following file types in the Export dialog:

Files of type: Common File Format CFF2 (*.cf2,*.cff)

Files of type: DDES (*.dde,*.dds,*.ds2)

There are the following controls in the lower part of the dialog:

Controls in the Dialog "Export" - Type: CFF2, DDES

Export dimen­sions

This is where you can choose whether or not to export dimensions as well along with the drawing.

Numeric values only

With this option enabled, only the values of the dimension lines without charac­ters will be exported.

Export rules

Defines rules (filters) determining how styles are converted in the exported file for­mat.

 

Line types

Opens the Dialog "Export Associations" where you can assign line types and styles.

Decompose composites

When the drawing is exported, objects in composite styles are decomposed into individual elements. These elements are given the properties of the style defined for the original composite format in the "Structure" tab.

IMPORTANT: Without this option being enabled, the line width of the objects after exporting is the one defined in the "Production" tab of the original composite style; color and pattern match the settings of the "Visual" tab.

Decompose per­foratings

When the drawing is exported, objects in the "CutCrease" and "Perforating" styles will be decomposed into individual objects according to the criteria chosen.

 

Whole object

All the objects remain in the state they had before the export.

 

Break cut only

For objects in the "CutCrease" style only:
The cutting elements are decomposed into line segments. The creasing elements remain as they were before exporting.

Objects in the "Perforating" style:
The objects are decomposed into as many line segments as were present in the objects before exporting.

 

Break all

All the objects are decomposed into separate line segments.

 

 

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Dialog "Export Associations"

This dialog associates and displays the styles and the line types in columns. You can add, edit, or remove each association.

Click the "Export" button to open the "Export Associations" dialog.

 

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"Export"

 

In "File type", select CFF2 or DDES. Then click the "Line Types" button.

The following dialog displays:

 

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Controls in the Dialog "Export Associations"

Filter name

Filter explanation

"Style" column

This column contains a list with the styles that are mapped to the corresponding line type identification numbers in the Line Type column.

"Line Type" col­umn

This column contains the line type identification numbers (IDs), corresponding to the styles in the "Style" column.

"Aux Line Type" column

(Only for CFF2)

Where applicable, this column contains the auxiliary line type identification IDs, corresponding to the styles in the "Style" column.

Add...

This lets you create a new association. The dialog "Create Association" displays where you can set the following data. When done, confirm with "OK".

Dialog "Create Association"

Style

Selects the style for which this association is valid. The list box is available only in the "Create Association" dialog. The selected style is preset in the "Edit Association" dialog

Line Type

Defines the ID of the line type which is associated with the appointed style.

Aux Line Type

Defines the ID of the auxiliary line type which is associated with the appointed style.

Edit...

This is where you can edit the selected association. The dialog "Edit Association" opens; it contains the same elements as the "Create Association" dialog. See Add....

Delete

Opens an alert message
and on confirmation deletes the selected association.

More options

Export unmatched

When this option is checked, all objects whose style is not in the list are exported with the set line type and auxiliary line type, if applicable.

Export Sheet

 

Create Subrou­tine For the Lay­out

(Only for CFF2)

Use Layout Name

When this option is checked, a standard name is used for the layout tab of the exported file. For CFF files, this is "Layout", and for DDES files this is "Placement". Select this option if you do not wish renaming to occur.

Delete dupli­cated objects

 

Always Gener­ate Layout

(Only for CFF2)

 

Export OneUp Dimensions

 

Flatten Layout

Exporting creates a file that contains the original layout as well as a flattened lay­out. All 1ups in the layout were deconstructed into their individual objects (lines, curves).

Export nicks from bridges drawing

 

In separate SUB

 

Export side

WYSIWYG
"What you see is what you get" - Export as in shown in the preview.

All on front

All on back

All on DieSide

 

 

Back to Save and/or Export.