Data Transfer Menu

Send to Layer

Sends selected data to selected surface and layer displayed in the menu bar.

Send To Existing

Sends selected data to the Existing surface and Layer displayed in the menu bar.

Send To Design

Sends selected data to the Design surface and Layer displayed in the menu bar.

Compression

This option will compress the data removing extra points and detail.

Crop Rectangle

Stretches a window around data to keep and deletes all the data outside the window from all layers of the CAD file. The CAD file is not modified unless you overwrite it using the Export CAD command and name it the same file name. Also see: Cropping Data

Transfer Min/Max

This option allows the user to set the minimum and maximum elevations that are transferred. When selected, the following window displays.

Make any changes in the Minimum and Maximum text boxes. The Disable checkbox allows you to turn off the elevation threshold settings. Press OK to apply and close the window.

Import Transfer Units

The CAD Transfer Units window displays when opening a CAD file to begin a new job or by selecting the command from the Data Transfer Menu. There are four unit options available: Feet, Meters, Architectural Units, or User Defined. When the command is selected, the following window displays.

Select the unit by clicking one the type of units. If you select User Defined, an additional textbox displays.

Choose Feet or Meters and type in a value in the Units per Foot/Meter box. Press OK to accept the values and close the window, or press Cancel to discard the changes.

Crop Rectangle

Stretches a window around data to keep and deletes all the data outside the window from all layers of the CAD file. The CAD file is not modified unless you overwrite it using the Export CAD command and name it the same file name. Also see: Cropping Data

Image Rotate (L/R)

Rotates background images clockwise 90 degrees. Press the L key to rotate the image counter-clockwise in 45 degree increments. Press the R key to rotate the iimage clockwise in 45 degree increments.

Image Scale

Used to set the scale of the background image.

Check Image Scale

Used to check the scale of the background image.

Vectorize

Used to generate vector data from a vector PDF file.

Delete Image

Used to delete the background image from the file.