CAD

On the File tab, in the Export group: Select Export | CAD 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

Click the Select icon to navigate to the location of the input file. Select the All Files option to list all compatible files. Alternatively, filter the list of files by choosing a specific file format:

Note: The export process will read the unit system of the CAD file and scale the values to the units for the project in Vizex. This means Imperial projects will convert metric (m) CAD objects to imperial (ft), and vice versa.

Type

You can export a file to the following CAD file formats:

Format	File Extension
AutoCAD	DWG, DXF, DXB, DWF
Microstation DGN	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.

Properties

Select whether to export All Properties for the CAD files, or Custom Properties.

If Custom Properties is selected, you can select the properties to export using the grid. Use the buttons in the toolbar to Manage the rows in the list.

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.