Switches and BLOCK Rules to Control DXF and DWG Export

DRAW Reference Manual

Plotting and Drawing Output : LIEXEC Command (configurable DXF format) : Switches and BLOCK Rules to Control DXF and DWG Export


Switch Name	Value (default)	Description
NestedBlocks	ON	Allows hierarchically related blocks to be nested into a single block hierarchy in AutoCAD.
NestedBlocks	[ OFF ]	Prevents hierarchically related blocks from being nested together in AutoCAD. Block definitions that contain multiple sub-component blocks will be represented by a collection of individual blocks as opposed to a single block definition. These individual, yet hierarchically related blocks can be grouped together using the GroupBlocks switch.
Block		Standard selection syntax is used to define Blocking Rules. These specify how design elements are to be organised into DXF Blocks. Attributes can be included in block definitions.
BlockBack	ON	Creates a single Block definition for the DRAW backing sheet.
BlockBack	[ OFF ]	Suppresses blocking of backing sheets.
BlockOlay	[ ON ]	Creates a single Block definition for each DRAW overlay sheet.
BlockOlay	OFF	Suppresses blocking of overlay sheets.
BlockFill	[ ON ]	Creates a single Block definition for each DRAW hatch/fill pattern.
BlockFill	OFF	Suppresses blocking of hatch patterns.
HeaderFileName	[‘%AVEVA_DESIGN_EXE%/draft_dxf_li.dxf’]
HeaderFileName		Specifies the DXF header file name, which will be read into DRAW and used as a backbone template for generating the DXF information. If a header file name is specified, it must be a valid AutoCAD release 13 DXF file, based on the default ‘draft_dxf_li.dxf’'
IgnoreBlockRules	[ ON ]	Allows the DXF export application to ignore all BLOCK rules in the configuration data-set, used to speed up processing of non-blocked DXF export.
IgnoreBlockRules	OFF	Allows the DXF export application to search and compare configuration data-set BLOCK rules against database information in order to block components in the DXF export file.
Layer		Standard selection syntax is used to define Layering Rules. These specify how design elements are to be organised into DXF layers.
OutputFileName	[‘output.dxf’]	Specifies the output DXF file name produced when exporting DXF file information.
ScaleFactor	Positive Real No. (default 1.0)	Scale Factor applied to entire DXF File to enable Full scale Design units to be output in the DXF File.
ScaleFactor	[ 1.0 ]	Scale Factor 1.0 - DXF File in Annotation units.
OwnerFrame	OFF	Owner frames should not be exported.
OwnerFrame	ON	Owner frames should be exported.