Exporting the Active Sheet to a New Drawing
Use the ExportSheet command to export the active sheet entities to the Model space of a new drawing. The command creates a new drawing with a visual representation of active sheet Viewports and all other layout sheet entities.
Note: This command is available in Sheet mode only. Also, you cannot export sheets while editing Blocks and referenced drawings.
Entities that are not exported:
- Entities on layers that are frozen or turned off.
- Entities that are not visible in a layout viewport.
- Dimensional Constraints
- VoiceNotes
- VoiceRecordings
- PictureRecordings
- Stamps
- Lights
- Masks
- OLE objects and Proxy entities
Changes to exported entities
Some entities transform into a different type of entity or are modified to maintain layout fidelity:
| Entity Type | Representation in the Exported Drawing |
|---|---|
| Simple geometric entities | Simple geometric entities (such as Lines, Arcs, Circles) that exceed the boundary of the layout viewport are trimmed. |
| Complex geometric objects | Complex geometric objects (such as Polylines, Centerlines, Hatches, Patterns) that exceed the boundary of the layout Viewport are exploded into simple geometric entities and trimmed. |
| Dimensions | Dimensions that exceed the boundary of the layout Viewport are exploded. |
| Annotative entities | Non-annotative entities in current scale. |
| Standard or dynamic blocks | Standard or dynamic blocks as well as References that exceed the boundary of the layout Viewport are converted to an anonymous block. |
| Clipped References | Clipped References are converted to blocks appearing in clipped state. |
| Layout Viewports | Layout Viewport are represented by a Polyline. |
Notes:
- Entities general properties such as. Layer, LineColor, LineStyle etc. are carried into the exported drawing.
- 3D entities (Solids, Surfaces) that are exported from 3D view, appear the same in 2D view as in the original drawing.
- Entities in perspective view are exported as in parallel view.
- Due to the conversion, some entities are displayed differently in the view drawing in certain cases.
To export the active Sheet to a new drawing:
- Do one of the following:
- Type ExportSheet.
- On the menu, click File > Export > Export Sheet.
- On the ribbon, click Sheet > Export Sheet.
- In the dialog box, navigate to the folder where you want to store the file.
- In File name, type a name for the file.
- Click Save.
- In the dialog box, specify whether to open the exported file in the same application session.
Access
Command: ExportSheet
Menu: File > Export > Export Sheet
Ribbon: Sheet > Export Sheet
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