SAVE TO SDB

Purpose:

To save a subpicture in the current drawing in the SDB file format.

Instructions:

In the Tools menu, click Subpicture, then Save to SDB.

1. Identifying the subpicture

   The subpicture to save can be identified in two ways:

   • By indicating the subpicture. To identify by name instead, click Cancel.

   • By keying in the name of the subpicture. If the drawing contains more than one subpicture with the given name, you have to confirm which one to save. To identify by cursor instead, just type an empty Return.

2. Select the name of the file and the subpicture

   Before saving the subpicture, you are prompted to select the name and location of the resulting SDB file. The file name will also be the name of the subpicture. Please note that the file system has limitations regarding what characters can be included in the file name so the same limitations apply to the subpicture name.

3. Dimensions

   If the subpicture contains drawing components (like dimensions, notes ), you are informed about this and you can choose if these also should be saved.

4. Transformation

   For obvious reasons, the subpicture must be saved in a neutral format (that means, not transformed) in the data bank. Now, the system has accumulated every transformation that has been applied on the subpicture during its lifetime. To achieve neutral format, the inverse of this transformation history will be applied to the subpicture before saving it. Note that the transformation history of a subpicture can be viewed and optionally redefined in the function Redefine Transformation.

Options:

None

Result:

The user-given subpicture is saved in the selected file. The subpicture will have the same name as the file. Any transformations that may have been made to it during its lifetime is effectively reversed.