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This chapter describes the various options of the DWG Export tab of the Settings dialog.

General

The "DWG Export" tab allows you to define the options for the DWG Export function.  Details can be found under DWG Export.

Options for P&ID and 3D

Bind

This option binds XREFs to the final exported drawing.

Detach

This option detaches XREFs in the final exported drawing. The drawings won't be xrefed again.

Keep

This option keeps XREFed drawing xrefed. During the export process the drawings will be detached, but will be attached for the final result to maintain the original xref structure.

Explode Bound/Imported XRefs

This option explodes the xrefs which have been inserted by either the Bind or Insert option.

Purge

This option makes sure, that the drawings will be purged before they will be saved.

Folder Structure

You can either have all exported drawings stored in one folder or you keep the original folder structure from your project.

Options for 3D only

Explode Blocks

This option makes sure that all object will be exploded as often as necessary to get rid of all blocks in the drawing. This typically leaves Solids deriving from the blocks.

Keep only Solids

This option deletes all AutoCAD objects which aren't Solids.

Explode Options

Move objects on block layer "0" to block insert layer

This options moves objects which have been exploded back to the layer of the block's layer before the block was exploded.

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