# Export DWG/DXF

This feature enables the one-click export of engineering drawings containing the outer contours of sheet metal flat layout models.

How to use:

  1. Click "Export DWG/DXF" in the Import/Export drop-down menu.

  2. Select the output content type, content, alignment, file format, etc.

  3. Click OK to open a preview window.

  4. In the preview window, select unwanted lines and click "Delete" to remove them.

  5. When exporting multiple contents, use the left/right buttons to switch drawings.

  6. Click OK in the preview window to complete the export.

Dialog Box Control Descriptions:

  • Output Content Type: Used to select the type of content to be exported.

    • Sheet Metal Flat Layout View: Exports sheet metal flat layout views. Only available for parts with sheet metal features. If multiple sheet metal components exist, you can export flat layout views for each separately.

    • Face/Loop/Edge Lines: Select mutually parallel faces, edges, or loops, and project them onto the same plane to output as an engineering drawing.

    • Annotation View: Select one or more view directions to generate corresponding views based on the selected directions.

  • Objects to Export: Select the objects to export based on the selected output content type.

  • Output Alignment: Set the point in the model that aligns with the origin of the engineering drawing and the XY direction alignment. This is an optional setting.

  • Output Options: Control the file format, version, filename, and settings for multiple drawings.

Dialog Box Controls:

  • Buttons (from left to right): Previous Page, Previous View, Adaptive, Focus on Specific Area, Zoom, Pan, Next Page

    • Previous Page: Click to switch to the previous page.

    • Previous View: Click this button to return to the previous view perspective.

    • Adaptive: Same function as in the viewport interface.

    • Focus on Specific Area: Same function as in the viewport interface.

    • Zoom: Click and hold the left mouse button to drag up/down. Dragging upward zooms in, dragging downward zooms out.

    • Pan: Click and hold the left mouse button to pan.

    • Next Page: Click to switch to the next page.

  • White Background: Check this option to change the preview viewport background color to white.

  • Delete: Select lines in the preview window, then click this button to delete them.

  • Undo/Redo: Undo or redo deletion operations.

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