The following formats can be read by TurboCAD, either for import, export, or both. Some formats have a Setup in which you can set certain parameters for conversion. If you do not specify conversion parameters, the defaults will be used. (If no Setup is indicated, the conversion requires no additional input.)
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PNG: Raster graphic format (export only).
KML: (Import) Is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. KML uses a tag-based structure with nested elements and attributes and is based on the XML standard.
KMZ: (Import is a file extension for a placemark file used by Google Earth. KMZ stands for Keyhole Markup language Zipped. It is a compressed version of a KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file. Keyhole was the founding company of the Earth Viewer software that Google Earth was built upon.
PDF: Adobe Portable Document Format
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XLS: Spreadsheet format (export only)
SKP File Import Setup
Use "ByLayer" color for entities without material: Assign the SketchUp layer color to any entity that does not have an assigned material.
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Note: The 2017 format is only supported on 64-bit versions of TurboCAD.
3DS File Import Setup
Load Keyframe Information: Accepts or ignores the keyframe 3DS file data.
3DS File Export Setup
Preserve loaded 3DS materials: Saves unique materials from a 3DS file. If not checked, saves TurboCAD materials.
Save Keyframe: Saves the hierarchical structure of entities in a file. Do not check this option for 3DS files that you want to use as 3DS symbols in TurboCAD.
BMP Export Setup
Output Range: Creates an export file either out of the entire drawing (All) or only the part that is currently in view (View).
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Note: You can determine an object's type by using the Selection Info Palette. See Selection Info Palette.
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CGM Import Setup
Choose to open the file either in Model Space or Paper Space.
DGN Import Setup
View Number: By default, the view number is 1.
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Set Defaults: Instead of customizing the imported file options, you can apply the default settings for the DGN file import. To do this, click Set Defaults.
DGN Export Setup
Version: Choose between Versions 7 and 8.
Default font index to export: The DGN format requires the export file's fonts to be indexed. For every listed font, you can select an index. In addition to the options of the Fonts control, there is the Default Index entry field whose drop-down list lets you select a common index for the fonts you have not changed.
DWF Export Setup
Output Format: If Readable is selected, you can later open the exported file to view and/or edit via a text editor.
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Note: TurboCAD does not support importing from this format. DWF files created with this option can be viewed either in Autodesk DWF Viewer (v6.01 and up), or in other applications that support this format.
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DXF (DWG) Import Setup
Open mode:
Open without audit: Opens the file without checking it. If the file has errors, it will not be opened.
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DWG and DXF file formats do not support unit types, only a designation as Imperial or Metric. All Imperial units are converted to inches in DWG, all Metric units to mm. |
DXF (DWG) Export Setup
Save As: Select the AutoCAD version.
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