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About IGES Export Profile Settings and the Corresponding Configuration Options
The following table maps the options on the IGES Export Profile Settings export profile editor with the corresponding configuration options in the config.pro file.
Export Profile Options
Values
Description
Corresponding Configuration Options
Model preferences
Export assembly as
Flat*, One level, All levels, All parts
Specifies the file structure of the exported assembly models.
Include
Datums
The export includes datum points, curves, planes, axes as line segments, and coordinate systems.
Hidden entities
Is selected by default.
The export includes hidden entities.
Cable surfaces
The export includes cable surface geometry.
Parameters
Is selected by default.
The export includes entity-level parameters.
intf3d_out_parameters
Construction bodies
Is selected by default.
The export includes construction bodies.
Advanced > Include
Entity names derived from IDs
Exports entities that are assigned auto-generated names based on their IDs.
Over-ride with explicit user defined names
Is available when Entity names derived from IDs is selected.
Exports entities assigned with user-defined names instead of the auto-generated names based on their IDs.
Advanced > Geometry and entity preferences
Export solids and quilts as
Surfaces* As Is, Quilts, Wireframe, Surfaces and Wireframe
Specifies the geometric representation of the exported solids and quilts.
Export all surfaces as free-form
Is selected by default.
Surfaces are exported as free-form surfaces.
Free-form surface type
b-spline*, spline
Select Export all surfaces as free-form to set Free-form surface type as spline.
Specifies the surface type as b-spline or spline.
Convert spline surfaces to b-spline surfaces
Is not available when Export all surfaces as free-form is selected.
Exports spline surfaces as b-spline surfaces.
Match geometric to topological normals
Forces the geometrical normals of the exported free-form surfaces to point in a consistent direction so that they match the topological normals.
Maximum surface deviation
–1.000000
Specifies the accuracy needed for surface approximation when converting surfaces to free-form surfaces.
Raise free-form surface degree
Raises the surface degree for approximating free-form surfaces as bezier patches.
Maximum free-form surface degree
5 to 16 with 16 as the default.
Is available when you select Raise free-form surface degree.
The maximum degree that can be used when approximating b-spline surfaces.
Extend surface boundaries
Is selected by default.
Extends the domains of surfaces until the surfaces intersect.
Export face as
Trimmed*, Bounded
Is available only when Export solids and quilts as is set to Surfaces, Wireframe, Surfaces and Wireframe.
Specifies the representation of the exported faces.
XYZ trimming curves
Is selected by default.
This option is not available when Export face as is set as Bounded.
Includes XYZ representations of the surface trimming curves when faces are exported as trimmed representations.
Export all curves as b-spline
Exports trimming and datum curves as b-splines.
Convert spline curves to b-spline curves
Is selected by default. This option is not available when Export all curves as b-spline is selected.
Exports spline curves as b-spline curves.
Advanced > Layer preferences
Generate automatic layer IDs
Automatically assigns layer IDs to layers without explicitly defined IDs.
Map numeric layer names to layer IDs
Is selected by default.
Uses the numeric names as the layer IDs when layers have numeric names.