The modifications or operations made with the functions specifically belonging to the Points menu only update the drawing. Imported files are not changed. This command exists in order to be able to create or update a points file. Initially, the window to select the points to be exported is displayed. Then the following dialog box is displayed.
Three alternatives are offered in the Format section:
Manufacturer: The format established by different programs, electronic data recorders, etc. Some of these allow various formats. Hence, the possibility exists of the configuring the structure through the Configuration button.
Generic: This option allows one to choose one of the following options from a drop-down list: XYZ, YXZ, ZXY, ZYX, XY, NXYZ, NYXZ, NZXY, NZYX, and NXY, where N=Point name, X=Coordinate X, Y= Coordinate Y, Z= Coordinate Z. The default format is NXYZ.
Personal: A format that can be defined by the user using the configuration file. See the Customization Manual for further details.
One can additionally indicate which character will be used to separate the file’s fields (Space, Comma or Tab) for generic files, as well as set the Decimal Point for the points’ coordinates (default option is Point).
The option Export points with code establishes whether the information defined in the format includes a separator and a point code.
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