Export Data to NGRAIN - Design Data
Use the Export Data to NGRAIN option to export block models, design data, grids, and triangulations to a .3ko file. Once exported, the resulting file can be inserted and viewed using an NGRAIN viewer application installed on your machine, or inserted into and viewed through Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
If working with data to be selected from the screen, load the desired entries before accessing the Export submenu.
Note: Â You cannot export text objects saved as design data to the NGRAIN format using the File > Export option.
Instructions
On the File menu, click Export to display the Export panel.
Click NGRAIN in the File Format column on the left.
Select Block Models/Design Strings/Triangulations from the File Type field on the right side of the panel.
Click OK to display the Export to NGRAIN panel.
Click Design Data.
Click the Screen Pick button to select the design data, 2D text, or 3D text to export. The Select by Multiple Selection box displays. From the dialog box, nominate a selection method, (for example by layer, object name, etc.). and then select the desired data to export. Right click to complete the selection.
If you are exporting text:
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2D and 3D text is supported.
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Hardware text is not supported.
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True Type fonts will replicate exactly as they were in Vulcan.
Other font types may not be exactly the same. The default font is Arial.
An entry, which consists of the object name and description for each of the selected design objects, displays in the File Selection window. Use the Clear and Clear all buttons to remove selected objects from the displayed list. When all desired objects have been selected, click OK to begin the export.
The Convert to NGRAIN panel displays.
Select NGRAIN file
Enter or select the file name to be used to store the exported data. The drop-down list contains all VRML (.wrz or .wr;) files found within your current working directory. Click Browse to select a file from another location. To create a new file, enter the file name and file extension.
Click OK.
The export will continue and the resulting file will be stored in the current working directory.
Once the selected grid(s) have been successfully exported, the resulting file can then be viewed with any NGRAIN viewer, for example the Cortona3D Viewer. Additionally, using a NGRAIN plug-in you can insert the file into a variety of applications such as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
For design data exports that fall outside of the NGRAIN viewing range (coordinates above/below +/- 32 million) the data will be shifted and/or shrunk as necessary to fit within the available space.
