Batch Export

Command Description

The Batch Export command allows you to setup rules to export multiple layers and/or surfaces to various file types as a repeatable process. The files will be placed in nominated folders on your PC or server. This can be very useful on projects where you need to export revisions of the same files at the end of every day for field crews.

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At the top of the command pane there is the ability to load and save a batch export file. Once you have populated the command with the appropriate rule sets you can save it in a file that can be reloaded in the future.

• Output directory:
  • Type in the directory path or use the Browse button to select the folder for the files to be written to.
• Export rules:
  • To add export rules to the table, click the Add button at the bottom of the command to display the Edit rules dialog box.

• Filename – enter a filename to be saved. If you require the file to go into a new folder under the main output directory, then add it in here. Example “New folder\Filename”
• Surfaces – select the surface from the list and press Add to include it in the list.
• Layers – select any layers of data from the list and press Add to include them in the list.
• Exporters – select the required file type to be exported from the list. Press the Settings button to modify the output options for each export type.
  • 12da
  • TTM – This will only hold one surface which will the first one in the list if multiple selected.
  • DXF
  • DWG
  • XML
  • IFC
  • VCL

Your selections are displayed in a new row in the Export rules table in the command pane.

• To delete a row from the table, select the row and click Delete. To delete multiple rows, select the top row and hold shift and select the bottom row, then press delete.
• To move the row order, use the Up and Down arrows and to edit a previously entered row use the Edit button or double click on the row in the table.
• To insert a row above an existing one, click on the row location and press the Insert button. To copy an existing row, highlight the row and press the Copy button and this will be added directly below.
• To export the contents of the table as rule sets into a “.batchexport” file that can be reused in other projects, click the button at the top of the command pane.
• Click Apply to run the export and keep the Batch Export command pane open.