File – Export – Elements
Exporting Element Data as Various Formats
This command is used to export the data of the selected elements in various data formats.
Operating Procedure
1 From the element list, select the elements to be exported.
Memo
It is possible to select two or more elements by clicking them while holding down the [Shift] or [Ctrl] key.
2 From the [File] menu, select [Export] and then click [Elements].
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•If two or more elements have been selected, their names will be displayed in the order they are displayed in the element list.
3 If you want to change the file name, enter a new file name.
Note
The file name must consist of alphanumeric characters only.
4 From the [File as type]
The following file types are available.
• | VRML1.0 | (∗.wrl) |
• | VRML2.0 | (∗.wrl) |
• | Softimage | (∗.hrc) |
• | Wavefront | (∗.obj) |
• | DXF | (∗.dxf) |
• | ASCII | (∗.asc) |
• | STL(ascii, binary) | (∗.stl) |
• | MGF | (∗.mgf) |
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•If a format (i.e. VRML1.0, VRML2.0, Softim- age) that allows attachment of images is selected, the [With Images] checkbox will be effective. If you want to attach images to the data, check the checkbox.
5 Click the [Export] button.
The first element will be exported, and a dialog box for the next element will appear.
•When all the elements are exported, the dialog box will close.
•If you click the [Cancel] button, the next element and subsequent elements will not be exported.
Note
If the element data contains two or more images, an error message will appear when the [Export] button is clicked with “Softimage” selected in [File as type], [With Images] checked and [With Merged Image] unchecked.
Memo
If “Softimage” has been selected in [Export as type] and the [Export] button is clicked, four kinds of files will be exported (∗.hrc, ∗.mtr, ∗.pic, ∗.txt). (Only “∗.hrc” files will be exported if the [With Images] checkbox is not checked.)
To used exported data with “Softimage”, store the data files in the following directories of the “Softimage” database.
•“∗.hrc” file - [Models] directory
•“∗.mtr” file - [MATERIALS] directory
•“∗.pic” file - [Pictures] directory
•“∗.txt” file - [TEXTURES2D] directory
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Parameters for
Export in | Select the folder for exporting data. |
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File name | Input the name of data file to export. |
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File as type | Select format for exporting data. |
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With Images | Textures will also be output when the data is exported. |
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With Merged Image | Textures will be merged and output when the data is exported. |
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