DataExtraction

Select entities to extract data from:

Click the Select button (). The dialog box temporarily closes to let you select entities in the drawing.

Press Enter or right click to stop selecting entities.

is replaced by 'xxx entities selected'

Extract entities from blockx

Include entities in selected blocks.

Extract entities from Xrefs

Include entities in selected Xrefs.

Add Xrefs to block counts

Count selected Xrefs as blocks.

Create data extraction definition

Creates a new Data Extraction Definition  file (*.dxd).

• Check the option, then click the Browse button ().
  A File dialog displays.

• Select a folder.

• Type a name in the File name field, then click the Save button.
  The File dialog closes.

Based on an existing data extraction definition

Uses an existing Data Extraction Definition  file as a template to create the new one; else the new *.dxd file is created from scratch.

• Check the option, then click the Browse button ().
  A File dialog displays.

• Select a *.dxd file, then click the Open button.
  The File dialog closes.

Extract delimiter separated format (*.csv)

Defines the export file.

• Click the Browse button ().
  A File dialog displays.

• Type a name in the File name field
  or
  select an existing *.csv file, which then will be overwritten.

• Click the Save button.

Next

The Next button is disabled until the Data Extraction Definition (*.dxd) and *.csv files are properly defined.

Switches to the Data Extraction - Entities dialog box:

Indicates whether an item is selected () or not ().

Select an item, then click the checkbox to check/uncheck the item.

Select multiple items:

• Select an item, the press and hold the Shift-key and click another item to select a series of items.

• Pres and hold the Ctrl-key to select multiple entities. Click again, while holding the Ctrl-key pressed to unselect.

Click the checkbox to check/uncheck the selection.

Click the empty tile in the column heading to sort the list. Click again to sort in reverse order.

Entity

Displays a list of entity types and blocks in the selection according to the options set in the Data Extraction dialog.

Click the Entity column heading to sort the list; click again to sort in reverse order.

Name

Displays a list of entity names and block names.

Click the Name column heading to sort the list; click again to sort in reverse order.

Type

Indicates the type of the selected entity: Non-Block, Block or Block with attributes.

Click the Type column heading to sort the list; click again to sort in reverse order.

Back

Switches back to the Data Extraction dialog box.

Next

Switches to the Data Extraction - Properties dialog box:

Indicates whether an item is selected () or not ().

Select an item, then click the checkbox to check/uncheck the item.

Select multiple items:

• Select an item, the press and hold the Shift-key and click another item to select a series of items.

• Pres and hold the Ctrl-key to select multiple entities. Click again, while holding the Ctrl-key pressed to unselect.

Click the checkbox to check/uncheck the selection.

Click the empty tile in the column heading to sort the list. Click again to sort in reverse order.

Property

Displays a list of all properties of the selected entities.

Click the Property column heading to sort the list; click again to sort in reverse order.

Name

Displays a list of all names of the selected entities.

Click the Name column heading to sort the list; click again to sort in reverse order.

Category

Displays a list of all categories of the selected entities.

Click the Category column heading to sort the list; click again to sort in reverse order.

Additional Format

Defines the display format of the item in the export file.

Select one or more items, the click the Additional Format field of an item to display a dialog box:

The layout of the dialog box depends on the selected items.

The dialog behaves like the Format section of the Field dialog.

Back

Switches back to the Data Extraction - Entities dialog box.

Finish

Extracts the data and saves them to the *.csv file.