Export

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Exports drawings in a variety of vector and raster formats.

Exporting to wmf and emf is not supported on Linux.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  export

alias:  exp, dwfout

menu bar:  File | Export

 

: export

Displays a dialog box:

Choose an export format from the Save As Type droplist, and then click Save.

Command Options

CAD Formats

Extension

Description

AutoCAD Drawing

DWG

CAD drawing format created by Autodesk; to export drawings in earlier version of DWG, use the SaveAs command.

AutoCAD ASCII DXF

DXF

Drawing interchange format created by Autodesk; to create binary DXF files, use the DxfOut command.

Drawing Template

DWT

Templates on which new drawings are based.

DWF

DWF

CAD viewing format created by Autodesk; short for "design Web format."

Binary DWF

DWF

Compressed version of DWF.

 

Vector Formats

Extension

Description

Windows Meta File

WMF

Vector format created by Microsoft; used by the Clipboard.

Enhanced Windows Meta File

EMF

Updated version of WMF.

Adobe PDF

PDF

Document publishing format created by Adobe; short for "portable document format."

 

Raster Format

Extension

Description

Bitmap

BMP

Raster format created by Microsoft; used by the Clipboard.

 

XML Format

Extension

Description

Scalable Vector Graphics

SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a family of specifications of an XML-based file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and dynamic (i.e. interactive or animated).

The SVG specification is an open standard that has been under development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) since 1999.

Related Commands

BmpOut - exports drawings in BMP format.

DwfOut - exports drawings in DWF format.

Import - imports DXF files.

MSlide - exports drawings in WMF, EMF, and SLD formats.

VmlOut - exports drawings in VML format.

VSlide - displays files in WMF, EMF, and SLD formats.

WmfOut - exports drawings in WMF, EMF, and SLD formats.

 


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