Exporting OASIS
With a license for the ECAD Import Module you can export 2D geometry objects to the OASIS (*.oas) format. To do this:
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right-click the Geometry node and select Export (), or
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in the Geometry toolbar click Export ().
Then, in the Export window, the File type list, select OASIS (*.oas). Use the Browse () button to choose the filename, or enter a filename including the path in the Filename field.
Next, select Export selected objects to export only chosen geometry objects or select Export entire finalized geometry to export the resulting geometry of a Form Union or Form Assembly operation. Note that Export entire finalized geometry is not available when exporting from 3D components and the Selection list will only show geometry objects that come from work plane features.
To export the geometry to the selected file, click the Export () button. A confirmation message appears in the Messages window.
Advanced
When exporting to the OASIS file format the Approximation detail list is available with the following options:
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As in Graphics preference Detail (default). This takes the rendering mesh from the Graphics window, which is controlled by the Graphics preference Detail.
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Coarse. This uses a rendering mesh with detail Coarse.
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Normal. This uses a rendering mesh with detail Normal.
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Fine. This uses a rendering mesh with detail Fine.
When exporting from 3D components the exported file will contain corresponding 2D geometry objects in the local coordinate system of the corresponding work plane. In this case a table with each work plane will appear. The table consists of three columns representing:
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Work plane - It contains the tags of all work planes in the geometry. If no object from work plane is selected in the Selection list, the corresponding row will be grayed out.
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Layer number - The number assigned to each layer in the file. You can edit this number.
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Layer name - The name assigned to each layer. The default names use the corresponding feature labels and they can be edited.
During export the selected objects that belong to a specific work plane will be saved in the file, and they will be assigned to the layer specified for that work plane in the table. It is possible to assign multiple work planes to the same layer by entering the same layer number in multiple rows. Rows with the same Layer number must also have the same Layer name.