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To export drawing objects to SDF
1 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Output tab ➤ Map Data
Transfer panel ➤ Map 3D Export.
2 In the Export Location dialog box, select the Autodesk SDF file format
and a location for the exported files. Click OK.
3 In the Export dialog box (page 1704), specify how to export objects. To use
settings that you stored previously, click Load and select the profile
containing the settings.
4 On the Selection tab, specify the objects to export.
■ To select a subset of objects, click Select manually and choose either
Select Objects or Quick Select.
■ To filter the selection to export only objects on specific layers or in
specific classes, specify the layers and classes to include.
■ To export polygons from a polygon topology, select the topology.
■ To preview the objects that will be exported, click Preview Filtered
Selection.
5 On the Feature Class tab, do the following:
■ To create multiple classes, select Create Multiple Classes Based On A
Drawing Object.
See
Exporting to Multiple Classes (page 1439).
■ Click Select Attributes and select the data to export with the objects.
TIP If you are exporting data from an external database, you can export
the entire record from the database or just the key fields. Because the key
field values are stored in the map, choosing the key field (listed under
Link Templates) makes the export faster.
6 On the Options tab, select the options you want.
■ To perform a coordinate conversion, you must have a coordinate
system
assigned to the map (page 147).
■ Check Treat closed polylines as polygons (if it is available) unless you
want only polygon objects to be exported as polygons.
7 Click OK to begin the export process.
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