dpPower > Menu reference > File > Export

Exports map data, attributes, and object types from dpPower to ESRI's vector format Shapefile.

The export also creates a dbf file with a set of attributes for the included components and you can choose which object types and attributes to export.

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 component type
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 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).

•If there are raster images in active view, these are ignored.

•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.

Export Shape

1.Select File > Export > Shape.... A dialog opens.

2.Select the desired options for the export.

3.Select Save.

Options in dialog

Area

Current view	Export objects visible in the active view.
Clip to view borders	Select the check box to export only graphics that fit within the active view. This means that objects that are only partially visible will be cut off at the borders of the active view, and that external graphics will not be exported.
Rectangle	When you press Save, you get to create a rectangle that defines the export area: 1.Left-click in the graphic view and define the size of the rectangle with the mouse arrow. 2.Left-click again to create the rectangle.
Define area	When you press Save, you can create or select a polygon that defines the export area: 1.Place vertices to create a polygon. 2.After the last vertice, right-click and select Create export area. OR 1.Right-click in the graphic view and select Copy other geometry. 2.Select objects that will form the export area, for example a property area.
Map sheet(s)	Contains options for exporting data based on a map sheet. Map sheet filter Enter a map sheet number in the Map sheet filter text box and / or press the Select button. The Select map sheet window opens: 1.Select one or more map sheets from the list (left-click on the column heading to sort the contents in descending or ascending order). 2.Enter the desired scale factor. 3.Select map product. 4.Press OK. 5.In the Save window, the selected number of map sheets included in the export is displayed on the [x] button.

Limit to

Selected	Limit the export to Selected objects.
Highlighted	Limit the export to Highlighted objects.

Dimension

Export as:

2D or 3D.

Select object types and attributes

Select this option to export object types and attributes.

A dialog box opens:

Here you can then select what to export by either selecting the checkbox to include all attributes for the selected object type or press Select to add or remove attributes for the selected object type.

To:

Select coordinate system.