Export RockPlot3D Scenes to DXF

RockPlot3D | File | Export | DXF

Use this export tool to create a 3D DXF image of the current RockPlot3D scene. This export supports points, lines, and text.

Notes

• No raster images or legends will be exported.
• Line widths may not match.
• Point sizes aren't used.
• Text will always be aligned with the X axis.
• For AutoCAD insert the DXF file as a block and specify the Z Scale required. Use 0,0,0 for the insertion coordinates to retain the XY coordinates. Blocks can be exploded after insertion if additional editing is required.

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• File Name: Click on the button to enter the name to assign to the DXF file that will be created.
• Open in Default Viewer: Check this option for the output file to be loaded automatically into the default viewer for DXF files on your computer.
• Layer:
  • Entity name layers: Choose this option if the 3D items are to maintain their existing entity names, such as "T3 Isosurface" or "Gas Tank".
  • Default Layer: Choose this option if all of the 3D entities are to be listed in a uniform DXF layer name. Click in the prompt to type in that name.
• Color:
  • Entity colors: Choose this option if the 3D entities are to maintain their existing colors, at least as much as possible. (RockPlot3D now exports true colors.)
  • Default color: Choose this option if all of the 3D entities are to be assigned a uniform color. Click on the color box to choose the color to be used.
• Vertical Exaggeration: This should default to the current vertical exaggeration established in the 3D scene. Adjust this as necessary for the export file.
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. If necessary, open the RockWorks 3D scene (.Rw3D file) you wish to export. (See Opening a RockPlot3D Scene.)
2. Use the RockPlot3D check-boxes to turn on/off the items in the scene which are/are not to be displayed in Google Earth. (Only visible items will be exported.)
3. Select the File | Export | DXF menu option.
4. Enter the requested menu options, described above.
5. Click OK to proceed.

The program will store on disk the current image in a 3D DXF format. If requested, this will be loaded into the CAD or graphics program on your computer which is set as the default viewer for this type of file.

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