Exports an AutoCAD drawing or a group of saved layer settings to a file.

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Signatures: Overview

Drawings 

object.Export FileName, Extension, SelectionSet 

Layer Settings 

object.Export Name, FileName 

Signatures: Detail

object.Export FileName, Extension, SelectionSet

Object

Document
The object or objects this method applies to.

FileName

String; input-only
The name for the newly exported file.

Extension

String; input-only
This string should contain three characters specifying the type of file to export the drawing into. Case is not important. Use one of the following extensions: .wmf, .sat, .eps, .dsf, or .bmp.

SelectionSet

SelectionSet object; input-only
For WMF, SAT, and BMP formats, the selection set specifies the objects to be exported. For EPS and DXF formats, the selection set is ignored and the entire drawing is exported.

object.Export Name, FileName

Object

LayerStateManager
A LayerStateManager object.

Name

String; input-only
The name of the saved layer settings you are exporting.

FileName

String; input-only
The name of the file you are exporting layer settings to.

Remarks

When exporting to WMF or BMP formats, a nonempty selection set must be provided. This selection set specifies the objects from the drawing to export. If an empty selection set is provided, AutoCAD will prompt the user to select the objects to export.

When exporting to SAT format, a nonempty selection set must be provided. This selection set specifies the objects from the drawing to export. Only Region objects, 3DSolid objects, non-manifold solids, and other ShapeManager entities that do not fit the characteristics of the 3DSolid or Region objects will be exported; all other objects in the selection set will be ignored. If an empty selection set is provided, AutoCAD will not prompt the user to select the objects to export.

When exporting to EPS and DXF formats, the selection set is ignored and the entire drawing is exported.

When exporting saved layer settings, you must name your output file with a .las extension in order for AutoCAD to automatically identify it as a saved layer settings export file.