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    Question Layer exporting

    I'm working in a 120mb dwg file, and I need to export it layer by layer into dxf files for import into a GIS package; not all the layers are needed but 38 of the 44 are, and the GIS package cannot see layers within the dxf file (I tried with the 605mb dxf file Acad makes)

    Is there an 'easier' way to do this, as I will probably end up repeating the process in 6 months ?

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    Default Re: Layer exporting

    Programmatically?
    The simplest, most basic route would be a script that sets each layer current in turn, freezes all layers (the current layer cannot be frozen) then runs dxfout.
    The only requirement would be a consistent list of layers.

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    Default Re: Layer exporting

    I tried that manually, each dxfout gave me a 1Gb dxf file identical to the next, each still containing the whole drawing
    Last edited by Damian_E; 2012-09-24 at 04:03 AM.

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    Default Re: Layer exporting

    Quote Originally Posted by Damian_E View Post
    I'm working in a 120mb dwg file, and I need to export it layer by layer into dxf files for import into a GIS package; not all the layers are needed but 38 of the 44 are, and the GIS package cannot see layers within the dxf file (I tried with the 605mb dxf file Acad makes)

    Is there an 'easier' way to do this, as I will probably end up repeating the process in 6 months ?

    what i did before was erase all elements in the drawing. But dont purge it
    freeze the layers that are not needed and issue the DXFOUT command

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    Default Re: Layer exporting

    Quote Originally Posted by Damian_E View Post
    I tried that manually, each dxfout gave me a 1Gb dxf file identical to the next, each still containing the whole drawing
    Edit the options in the file dialog under the "Tools" menu.
    Select the DXF > Check the select objects.

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