Export Tendon Plan to DWG

Before You Export a Tendon Plan

• Ensure that you have generated the tendon plan with information you want exported displayed along the tendon using the Tendon Display Manager.

• Ensure that the text size is set to a preferred size by Modifying Visibility Settings.

Export Tendon Plan to DWG File

To export a tendon plan to a CAD drawing file:

1. Click the Show Tendons icon (under Visibility) to turn on the tendons displayed in the plan.

2. Click the Display Manager icon (under Visibility) to open the Tendon Display Information window (as shown in the following image).

   

3. Make the selections in the Display Manager to coincide with the information you want exported with the tendons to the DWG/DXF file. An example is shown in the image above.

4. If the font size is too small, follow these steps to increase the font size.

   1. In the Visibility Grid panel, go to the Tendon section.

   2. Click the + (plus sign) next to All to display the “All Tendons” visibility properties window.

   3. Click in the Font Height text box and change the size to a larger font (usually 10 is sufficient).

   4. Click the Apply button to save the change.

   5. Click the Close button to close the window and change the tendon font height.

   You are now ready to export the tendons to a CAD drawing to produce your documentation.

5. Click the File ribbon and choose Export.

   An export panel opens.

   

6. Click on the DWG/DXF File button.

   A window opens for selecting the CAD version and tendon type (linear or spline) for export of the current view, as a .DWG or .DFX file.

   

7. Click on the Autocad version you want to export to.

8. Under Spline Tendon Export, choose the option you want to use to export Spline tendons (as shown in the image under step 6).

9. Under Fillet Tendon Export, choose the option you want to use to export Fillet tendons (as shown in the image under step 6).

10. Click OK.

    An Export a DXF or DWG File [chosen Autocad version] window opens.

    

11. Locate the location where you want to save the exported file.

12. In the File name box, type a name for the export file.

13. Click Save to create the file.

14. Click on Apply Fix if prompted to fix layer names (as shown in the following image).
    This action allows the export to complete successfully.