CAD

Select File | Export | CAD function to export data to various CAD formats.

Input File

Select a (DATA, SURVEY, STRING, PIT DESIGN) file type and then enter (or double-click to select) the name of the file containing the data to be exported. If required, define a filter to selectively control which records will be included in the export process.

The input fields you need to specify will depend on the output file type and the output feature type.

X/Y/East/North fields

Double-click to select the fields that contains the coordinates of the data to be exported.

Z field

If you are exporting 3D data, double-click to select the name of the field that contains Z coordinates.

Because the attribute table can only contain one Z value per shape, Z attributes are set to NULL for shapes with multiple Z values, avoiding a mismatch between the geometry and its attributes. Geometries are still exported as 3D shapes. Shapes with constant Z values (such as contours) will have the correct Z attribute.

Join field

Optionally, enter (or double-click to select) the name of the Join fields in the file. The Join field contains values that define whether data points will be joined by a line i.e. strung.

Output

File

Select an output file type and then enter (or double click to select) the name of the file the data will be written to. You can export to the following CAD file types:

File Type	File Extension
AutoCAD DWG, DXF, DXB	dwg, dxf, dxb
Microstation	dgn

Mode

Choose whether to export 2D or 3D data.

Feature type

Choose whether to export Point or Polyline data.

Colour

Double-click on the Colour icon to set a default colour for the exported layer.

Forms

Click the Forms button to select and open a saved form set, or if a form set has been loaded, save the current form set

Run

Finally, click the Run button to begin the export process.