Exporting in IGES format

Command

Path

Export IGES (3D only)

File > Export

The Export IGES (3D only) command exports 3D curves, surfaces, and solids from a Vectorworks file into IGES format (version 5.3). Closed solids are exported as solids, while open solids are exported as a collection of surfaces.

Exportable objects

3D loci

3D polygons

3D symbols

Chamfers

Fillets

Groups

Parametric objects

NURBS curves and surfaces

Shells

Sweeps

Architectural objects (wall/slab/column/stair)

CSG solids (add/subtract/intersect/section)

Extrudes and multiple extrudes

Solids (sphere/cone/hemisphere)

To export an IGES file:

Select the command.

The Export Options dialog box opens.

Select Export Solid as Trimmed Surfaces to export a solid as several different “bodies” (for example, a cube exports as six bodies); otherwise, a solid is exported as a single body.

Specify the export file name and destination.

Export item

Export result

NURBS curve

IGES Entity Type 126

NURBS surface

IGES Entity Type 128

Trimmed NURBS surface

IGES Entity Type 144

Closed solid

IGES Entity Type 186

 

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