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Driver Options for DGN 8
You can set the following options when exporting DGN 8 files:
DescriptionOption
Select the coordinate units of the features: Master or Sub.
Select the unit that matches the default unit in your Auto-
Coordinate Units
CAD Map 3D drawing. For example, if the default unit in
your AutoCAD Map 3D drawing is meters, and you are
using a seed file that defines meters as the Master unit,
then select Master. The default is the Master unit.
Select the seed file, which controls whether or not the
output DGN file is two-dimensional or three-dimensional,
sets the coordinate units, sets global origin, and so on.
Seed File
See also:
Customizing the Import and Export .ini Files (page 264)
Importing Objects with Links to an External Database (page 433)
NOTE When you export from a map, only drawing objects are exported. Geospatial
features are ignored. To move geospatial feature data to another format, use
Migrating GIS Data (Bulk Copy) (page 617).
To change the seed file for a single file (page 1437)
To change the default seed file (page 1438)
To export drawing objects to MicroStation Design (DGN) (page 1438)
To change the seed file for a single file
1 In the Export dialog box, click the Options tab.
2 Click Driver Options.
3 In the
Design File Output Settings (page 1736), under Seed File, click .
NOTE If you are a limited rights user, be sure that the seed file is in a location
where you have access to it.
Exporting To MicroStation Design (DGN) Versions 7 and 8 | 1437