DXF/DWG Export

Use this to export your current FieldGenius drawing as a DXF or DWG file. This allows for easy import of linework and nodes into most cad or graphic systems

Function

Select the options for your DXF file.

Export Points: If this is checked, your coordinate point nodes will be exported to the DXF file. You can also specify what layer you want the labels to go on and a default text height.

Export Lines: If this is checked, all figures (lines, arcs, and splines) will be exported to the DXF file.

Export Contours: If this is checked, all contour lines drawn using the Surface Manager will be exported to the DXF file.
Click Export.
Browse to the folder where you want to save the file, enter a filename, then press Save File. FieldGenius will add a .dxf extension to the filename if you did not include it.
The DXF file is created and you can copy it to your desktop computer.

Notes about DXF files:

Upon export, FieldGenius will compare the figure name to see if it has a match in the AutoMap file. If it does, FieldGenius will draw the points along the figure, as well as draw the figure on the layer specified in the AutoMap library.
Points that are exported will match the point color settings set in the AutoMap library.
Figures that don't have a match in the AutoMap library will be drawn on a layer named "Default". Color setting will be set to 256.
Points or nodes will be 2D or 3D depending on the Z value.
Lines will be 2D or 3D depending on the Z values of the end points.
Figures will be drawn as polylines.
Curvy lines or arcs will be drawn as segmented polylines. FieldGenius will automatically interpolate an elevation along the arc or curved section of the figure at 1° intervals.
Contours will be drawn as polylines and will be 3D based on the contour elevation.
Points or nodes will appear as an "X" marker in the DXF file because the PDMODE variable is being set to 3 in the DXF file. In most desktop CAD programs you can change this marker type by typing PDMODE.