About Exporting Design Sheets
Design sheets can be exported to one of the following export options:
• Design sheets file—Export a design sheets as a .sheets file.
• DXF—Export the selected sheets as a .dxf file.
• DWG—Export the selected sheets as a .dwg file.
• PDF—Export the selected sheets as a .pdf file.
• MEDUSA—Export the current sheet as a .she file.
• CGM—Export the current sheet as a .cgm file.
• EDA—Export the selected sheets as a .eda file.
• XML—Export the current sheet as an XML file to use in Cabling and Piping.
The following options apply to all export formats:
• Line thickness is exported as defined in the design.
• Colors RGB value is exported as defined in the design.
• Tables are exported as non intelligent graphics.
• Layer names can be mapped to the target format layer names.
• Line fonts can be mapped to the target format line fonts via standard Creo Parametric fonts. The fonts are continuous, dot, center, phantom, and dashed. When no mapping is defined for a specific line font the default is continuous.
• Decor text fonts in the design are converted to the default text font of the target format.
• True type fonts are preserved. The corresponding font must be present at the target machine for the font to be displayed correctly.
• Special characters can be exported with their corresponding ASCII codes or as stroked graphics.
Units are exported as defined in the design.
• When the output format supports multiple pages you can select the sheets to export.
• You can scale sheet contents to fit within the sheet dimensions or graphics that extend beyond the defined sheet size are cropped.
• Visible layers are always exported and you can optionally export hidden layers.
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When you export a MEDUSA file, the line thickness and color is not maintained.
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