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    Action to export installation spaces into 3D formats.

    Parameter Description
    TYPE

    Type of task to be performed by the action:
• "STEP": Export to STEP format.
• "JT": Export to JT format.

    PROJECTNAME

    Project name with full path (optional).
If not entered, the selected project is used when the action is called from GUI (like from a script or ribbon bar). 
If called from the windows command line, the PROJECTNAME must be set or the ProjectAction must be used first (see also "ProjectAction"), otherwise an exception is thrown (see also "System.ArgumentException").

    INSTALLATIONSPACENAME

    Name of a layout space to be exported.

    INSTALLATIONSPACENAMEn

    Names of a layout spaces to be exported (optional), where n is a number e.g. /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME:BR3 etc.

    STRUCTURE

    Structure identifier of the InstallationSpace to be exported (optional).

    STRUCTUREn

    Structure identifiers of the InstallationSpaces to be exported (optional), where n is a number e.g. /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /STRUCTURE1:=EB3+ET1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /STRUCTURE2:=EB3+ET2 etc.

    DESTINATIONPATH

    Target directory. If this directory does not exist yet, it is created.

    EXPORTSCHEME

    Export scheme (optional). If the parameter does not exist or is empty (""), the last used scheme will be applied

    SEPARATEFILES

    Determines whether separate files should be created. Only effective with TYPE parameter set to "STEP".

    FILENAME

    File name (optional). Only effective with TYPE parameter set to "JT".

    Remarks 

    If no layout space parameter is specified, the entire project is exported.

    Example 


    Export installation spaces BR1 and BR2 to STEP.

export3d /TYPE:STEP /PROJECTNAME:C:\Projects\EPLAN\EPLAN_Sample_Project.elk /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /DESTINATIONPATH:C:\temp\step_export
                
Export installation spaces BR1 and BR2 to STEP with specified structure identifiers.

export3d /TYPE:STEP /PROJECTNAME:C:\Projects\EPLAN\EPLAN_Sample_Project.elk /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /STRUCTURE1:=EB3+ET1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /STRUCTURE2:=EB3+ET2 /DESTINATIONPATH:C:\temp\step_export

     

     

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