DXF/DWG File Export Options - 2024 - SOLIDWORKS Connected Help

To select these options when saving a file as a .dxf or .dwg file:

In the Export dialog box, click Options, then click Export.

General Options

Version

Selects the target AutoCAD^® version.

Fonts

Select one of the following:

AutoCAD Standard Only	Uses the drawfontmap.txt mapping file.
TrueType

Line Styles

Select one of the following:

AutoCAD Standard Styles	Maps SOLIDWORKS line fonts to AutoCAD stock line types. For AutoCAD version R2000 and later, also maps line font weight to the closest AutoCAD line weight value.
SOLIDWORKS Custom Styles	Uses SOLIDWORKS software line styles.

Enable	Exports mapping specified in the selected map file.
Map file	Specifies the default target map file.
Don't show mapping on each save	When you select a map file, suppresses the SOLIDWORKS to DXF/DWG Mapping dialog box when you export.

Enable	Exports the drawing using a model geometry scale of 1:1 according to your selected base scale. The paper or sheet scale is not normally used when you enable this option.
Base scale	Selects the basis used for the 1:1 scale output of the geometry, based on the various drawing view scales on the sheet. If you have selected a view, the base scale options include the View scale and Count values for the view. Otherwise, the view scale with the highest count is displayed. Count indicates the number of occurrences of this scale in the drawing document. Views are grouped by scale. If you enable 1:1 scaled output, the group with the largest number of views is exported with a 1:1 scale, and the remaining views are scaled correspondingly. If the drawing contains no views, the sheet is exported with a 1:1 scale.
Warn me if enabled	Displays a warning message when you enable sheet scaling. If you turn off these warning messages when one appears, you can turn them on again from this option.

Disable 1:1 Scale	Turn off the export scale option for this and subsequent export operations.
Don't warn me about this any more in this SOLIDWORKS session	Turn off the warning message. You can turn it back on in the DXF/DWG File Export Options.

This warning message appears when exporting DXF/DWG files with Export As:

If you click Options in the Export dialog box and select Scale output 1:1, the option is observed and no warning is issued.
In subsequent exports, if you:
- Do not click Options, a warning is issued
- Do click Options, no warning is issued (You do not have to select anything in the Export Options dialog box, only open it and click OK.)
If you select Don't warn me about this any more in this SOLIDWORKS session in the warning dialog box, no warning appears for subsequent exports. To turn the warning back on, click Options in the Export dialog box and select Warn me if enabled.

Enable merging	Eliminates gaps between line endpoints for gaps less than the specified tolerance.
High quality DWG export	Exports at a higher level of quality. Selecting this option might increase the export time.

Export all splines as splines
Export all splines as polylines	Displays splines as polylines in 2D drafting apps such as DraftSight^® and AutoCAD.

Export views as blocks

Exports geometry in drawing views as blocks.

Export active sheet only
Export all sheets to separate files	Writes each drawing sheet to a file of the specified file name, prepended by a number. For example, 00_`filename`.dwg and 01_`filename`.dwg.
Export all sheets to one file
Export all drawing sheets to paper space	Exports drawing sheets to paper space rather than model space.


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