DRAW User Guide

Export	Click to export the current sheet. When Export is selected, the current export settings are saved.
Multi Export	Allows you to export multiple sheets. Refer to Export Multiple Sheets for further information. When Multi Export is selected, the current export settings are saved.
Specify the export type	Select Export to DGN from the drop-down list to define a .DGN file as the export format.
Specify file type	Allows you to define the exported file type. Click to display a drop-down list. Select the required export file format from the drop-down list.
Specify what to export	Allows you to define what to export. Click to display a drop-down list. Select either the entire sheet or one of its views from the drop-down list.
Specify paper size	Allows you to define the size of the paper. Click to display a drop-down list. Select a pre-defined scale size for the exported file, for example, ISO A3 or ISO A4, or select Auto size paper to compute a custom paper size using the Paper ScaleUp field and the extents of the exported data.
Cutmarks	Select the check box to export the file with cutmarks.
Paper ScaleUp	Input a value in the field to define a scale factor for the exported file or select a scale factor from the drop-down list. The Paper ScaleUp field becomes active if Auto size paper is selected when you specify the desired output size. Refer to Specify paper size for further information.
Paper Frame	Select the check box to export the frame.
Border	Input a value in the field to define the border width. 0mm indicates no border.
Advanced	Select the check box to display advanced export settings. Deselect the check box to suppress the display of advanced export settings. Export white graphics becomes available.
Export white graphics	Select the check box to export all graphics as white, in order for them to be seen in a viewer with a black background. The default is to export all graphics as black.
The following options are only available when Advanced is selected:
Annotation Mapping	Select the check box to map annotation entities to equivalent AutoCAD/Microstation entities, if available. If a good equivalent entity is not available, the export reverts to the basic (exploded) version for that entity.
Blanking	Select the check box to export labels and dimensions with blanking, if blanking is enabled for the DRAW element.
Seed File	Select the check box to associate a seed file with the exported output. Click and browse to the required seed file. If enabled, the specified seed file is used to configure the export settings.
Use Grouping Rules	Select the check box to use grouping rules for the export. Edit Grouping rules becomes active.
Edit grouping rules	Click to define the grouping rules for the export. Refer to Edit Grouping Rules for further information.
Assign levels by rule	Select the check box to use level rules for the export. Edit level rules becomes active.
Edit level Rules	Click to define the level rules for the export. Refer to Edit Level Rules for further information.
Use backing sheet level	Select the check box to export the backing sheet to a specified level. Input a value in the field to define the level for the exported backing sheet.
Default level	Input a value in the field to define the default level for exported elements.
Auto Preview	Select the check box to update the preview as the export settings are changed, by default.
Show View Frames	Select the check box to include the frames of all View frame owners (for example, Views, Regions and Sheets) in the exported output, if they are enabled in Draw.
Preview	Click to update the view of what will be exported.
Load Settings	Click to open a file browser to locate and load new export settings from a configuration file (.pmldat) or a legacy LIEXEC configuration macro file (.mac).
Save Settings	Click to save the current export settings.
Restore Defaults	Click to restore the default export settings.

	Click to add the selected element and the member elements from the All sheets list to the Selected sheets list.
	Click to remove the selected element and the member elements from the Selected sheets list.
Name	Displays the filenames for the exported sheets.

Abort	Click to cancel the export process. By default, the progress bar is closed.
Show details	Click to expand the progress bar which displays a summary of the export process.
Hide details	Click to collapse the progress bar summary display.

	Block	Input a value in the field to define the dabacon design elements to be grouped. For example, EQUI or PIPE.
	With	Input selection criteria in the field using the same syntax as for PML collections. Refer to Customisation Facilities; The Programmable Macro Language (PML) for further information.
	Include	Input element attribute names (comma separated). The attributes are added to the group.
	Add new rule	Click to add a grouping rule to the list of available grouping rules.
	Remove selected rule	Click to remove the currently selected grouping rule from the list of available grouping rules.
	Move rule up	Click to move the currently selected grouping rule up one position on the list of available grouping rules.
	Move rule down	Click to move the currently selected grouping rule down one position on the list of available grouping rules.

	Element Type	Input a value in the field to define the dabacon design elements. For example, HVAC or PIPE.
	With	Input selection criteria in the field using the same syntax as for PML collections. Refer to Customisation Facilities; The Programmable Macro Language (PML) for further information.
	Name	Input a name for the level in the field.
	Add new rule	Click to add a level rule to the list of available level rules.
	Remove selected rule	Click to remove the currently selected level rule from the list of available level rules.
	Move rule up	Click to move the currently selected level rule up one position on the list of available level rules.
	Move rule down	Click to move the currently selected level rule down one position on the list of available level rules.