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EXPORTTOAUTOCAD
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Work with Custom and Proxy Objects
Creates a new DWG file with all AEC objects exploded.
Access Methods
Command entry: -exporttoautocad or aectoacad
Summary
You can create a new version of a drawing file with all proxy AEC objects
exploded into basic AutoCAD objects. The new version of the drawing loses
the intelligence of the custom AEC objects, but the resulting basic objects can
be displayed and accessed in earlier versions of AutoCAD when object enablers
are not available for those versions.
NOTE Any subsequent changes you make to this new drawing file do not affect
the original drawing file.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Export options [
Format/Bind/bind Type/Maintain/Prefix/Suffix/?] <Enter for
filename
>: Enter an option or press Enter to specify a file name
Enter for Filename
Creates a new drawing file with the specified name.
NOTE You can use the Prefix option to create a unique file name for this drawing
and to prevent overwriting the existing drawing file.
Format
Determines the drawing file format for the resulting drawing file.
Bind
Determines how xrefs are treated when creating the new drawing.
Yes Binds all xrefs to the drawing. Layers and other xref-dependent named
objects are merged into the new drawing.
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