Exports map data, attributes and object types from dpCom to the ESRI vector format Shapefile.
The export creates:
•One or more shape files (geometry).
•An associated DBF file with attributes.
You can choose yourself:
•Which object types to export.
•Which attributes to include.
Export rules
The Shape export exports data according to the following rules:
•Only map data visible in active view is exported. To control the contents of the export, show / hide objects in the Product tab. The product class Special components must always be displayed, it contains such graphics as are needed to define the export area in the graphic view (alternatively Rectangle and Define area).
•Raster images are not exported.
•The graphic is exported with the appearance it has on the screen. If the view is zoomed out far, this means that circle symbols and line thicknesses can be perceived as excessively large in the Shape file when zooming in.
•If two different object types have the same name, the first one will get the object type name as the file name, while the second one will get the object type name plus the object type number as the file name.
Columns in the DBF-file
Column number |
Column name |
Description |
Comment |
1 |
DBF-field |
The DBF name |
|
2 |
Table |
Table name |
Specifies whether the table from which the attribute is taken can be derived. Otherwise: N / A |
3 |
Field name |
The Digpro field name for the |
|
4 |
Description |
Digpros description of the field name for the component type |
The default description of the field name is specified if only the geometry type has been exported, and if the geometry type is a primary or cst component |
5 |
Object type |
The o-type |
Specified only for attributes that belong to the object itself and that the export is divided by object type. Otherwise: N / A |
6 |
Component type |
The attributes c-type |
Indicates whether the c-type can be derived. Otherwise: "Primary component" or "cst component" |
7 |
Repeatable component |
N / A or for example"3 components" |
|
8 |
Origin |
Object, parent object or Linked object |
Export Shape
1.Select File > Export > Shape.
2.Enter settings in the dialog.
oIn the Area section you decide which area is exported.
▪Current view - Exports what is shown in the map.
▪Clip to view borders - Cuts objects at the view borders.
▪Rectangle - Draw a rectangle on the map to define the export area.
▪Define area - Create or select a polygon as the export area.
▪Map sheet(s) - Export based on map sheet.
oIn the Limit to section you can limit the export to specific objects.
▪Selected - Export only selected objects.
▪Highlighted - Export only highlighted objects.
oIn the Dimension section, select whether the export should be 2D or 3D.
oIn the To: drop-down menu, select the coordinate system.
3.Press Save.
Select object types and attributes
1.Press Select object types and attributes to control the content of the export.
2.Check which object types to export.
3.Press Select to select which attributes to export for the selected object type.
Use templates
Selections of object types and attributes can be saved as templates to be shared and reused for later export.
•Use saved templates
- Select a previously saved template. The templates are divided into My templates and Shared templates.
•Save template
- Save the current selection of object types and attributes.
•Manage templates
- Rename, delete or share templates.