Export Dialog

Export data to other systems

1. Select the type of format in which the data is to be output, either BRITFAIR, DXF, IGES, Dump or XYZ.

   For Britfair, DXF and XYZ the user can specify the tolerance between the spline and the Britfair representation (entered in the Tolerance edit box). For Britfair and XYZ the maximum number of points per curve can be limited by using the No. Points check box. By selecting the File Header checkbox, the Lines standard file header will be written to the britfair file. This is not selected as default, as the file header will cause problems in some other systems (for example, Compartment).

2. Select Append Name to insert curve name identifiers into the XYZ file.

3. Use the Curve(s) list to select the curves and if required the individual curve then click OK and specify the output file in the file handling dialog.

Britfair is an ASCII data point definition of planar or 3D curves based on curve position and U, V coordinates. 3D curves are represented by three planar views.

Note: Increasing the tolerance and number of points can increase the accuracy of the export file. But it will also increase the size of the file, so make sure what kind of accuracy will be needed before changing the default settings.

Curves are saved in the IGES 126 format (degree 3 polynomial splines). Surfaces are saved in IGES 128 format (cubic b-spline surfaces).

Dump is an ASCII representation of the design used for transfer between machines that are not binary compatible. The system will output two files if this format is chosen a .DMP file together with its .GPF file.

XYZ is a list of points for each selected curve generated to a specified tolerance. This format can be used for converting data to another format.