Export > To Drafting

This creates a Drafting file from the model.

Note: Additional Import/Export operations are available, either between Cimatron files or between Cimatron and external file formats (file formats of a different vendor). For the latter operation, the Data Interface environment provides numerous options to perform this task.

General Interaction

Export a Part and Assembly file to the Drafting environment

1. InvokeInvoke (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the Export to Drafting function.

2. From the Drafting Templates dialog, select the template according to which the part will be displayed in the sheet as follows:

   

   Notes:

   • Default Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI) templates are supplied; however, you can save any PMI in a view as a template.

   • From the Drafting Template dialog, when creating a sheet from a template, only sheet templates can be selected; hence, the Drafting Templates dialog shows only the "Sheet Templates" (under the Type column).
     
     When Exporting to Drafting, the Drafting Templates dialog also shows "Drawing Templates".

     • Sheet Template: A template that contains a single sheet.

     • Drawing Template: A template that contains multiple sheets. See Save as Drawing Template.

   • Select a sheet template with the same units as that of the drawing file. If the drawing file is in MM and an INCH sheet template is selected, a message is displayed prompting you to select a template in the appropriate units.

3. Click OK to apply the selected drafting template. The Apply Drafting Templates dialog is displayed:

   For an operations relating to this dialog, see Apply Drafting Templates Dialog - Operations.

4. Assign the required Model M-View Tree view to the appropriate template view in the Template Layout pane. See Apply Drafting Templates Dialog - Operations for details of assigning/unassigning views.

5. Click the Expand button to set any appropriate options (see Apply Drafting Templates Dialog).

6. Click OK . The Drafting file is created and the file name appears in the Cimatron ExplorerCimatron Explorer. If the appropriate options were selected (see Apply Drafting Templates Dialog), the Drafting file that was created is automatically displayed, as shown in the following example:

   

   Note: The view will be scaled according to the template default. See the parameter descriptions for As view's scaleAs view's scaleaccording to the scale ratio and Best fitBest fitwithin the boundary box of sketches created under the view, as described when expanding () the Apply Drafting Templates Dialog.