You can save any drawing as an external file outside of the Smart Electrical system. Apart from being able to save an open drawing, you can select a number of drawings and save them in batch mode.
For conventional (not composite) single line diagrams only, when saving to AutoCAD
or MicroStation, you can assign items to different layers in the external file. For
details, see Save a Single Line Diagram as an External File.
Save an Open Drawing as an External File
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Select File > Save As.
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On the Save As dialog, enter a file path where you want to save the drawing.
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Select the file format in which you want to save the drawing.
The following file formats are available:
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Microstation (*.dgn)
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AutoCAD (*.dxf)
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AutoCAD (*.dwg)
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PDF (*.pdf)
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Smart Electrical (*.spe)
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Select the Save all layers check box if you want to save all the existing layers in the drawing. Clear this check box if you want to save only the visible layers.
Save Several Drawings as External Files
This option allows you to select a number of drawings and save them as external files without opening them.
If one of the selected drawings is out of date, the software informs you of this
fact and prompts you to select an option for saving. You can either save the up-to-date
or the out-of-date version of the drawing.
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In the Electrical Index or EDE, select one or more drawings.
You can select multiple drawings in the List View section of the Electrical Index only if the drawings belong to the same type.
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Select File > Save As.
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On the Save As dialog, enter a file path where you want to save the drawing.
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Select the file format in which you want to save the drawing.
The following file formats are available:
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Microstation (*.dgn)
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AutoCAD (*.dxf)
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AutoCAD (*.dwg)
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PDF (*.pdf)
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Smart Electrical (*.spe)
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Select the Save all layers check box if you want to save all the existing layers in the drawing. Clear this check box if you want to save only the visible layers.