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Import ShapeFile

Import data from an ArcView SHP file

This option imports points, lines and polylines from an ArcInfo/ArcView SHP file.

Each entity type will be in a separate file. The imported entities will be drawn in the current pen, line type and layer. By changing these settings before importing the data you can separate the different GIS themes into layers. Long polylines or polygons will be broken up into segments of 2100 vertices or less due to memory constraints.

Export Macro

Creates a macro file from a drawing

The macro file can be edited, and read back into AllyCAD using File ► Exec Macro.

AllyCAD prompts:

Write all layers? (else just visible layers)

If you want the contents of all the layers of your drawing to be written to the macro, click on the [Yes] button. If you just want the contents of the visible layers to be written to the macro, click on the [No] button.

AllyCAD then prompts:

Names of objects to write to macro file ('* *' for all objects)

If you want your entire drawing to be exported, type "* *". Click on the [OK] button or press [Enter]. Alternatively, you can select which objects you want to have written to the macro by typing an object name into the Control Bar.

You can type the full object name, e.g. BUILDING WINDOW, in which case all objects with the name BUILDING WINDOW will be written to the macro file. You can also use wildcards. For example, if you type

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