Publish Settings

Review the descriptions and compatible file formats for each publish setting.

Publish Ribbon Section Setting Description File Formats
Task

Template

Name

Documentation

 Select Templates on the ribbon and choose a template:
  • Default Publish to DWG/DGN/KML/PDF3D/TrimBIM/
    Note: You cannot select a template when publishing to FBX.
  • Imperial DWG - Give the task a Name (or accept the default).
 dwg, dgn, kml, 3D PDF, TrimBIM, FBX
Select View Clip by location In the Select View group, choose a plan presentation to draw from. Selecting Active View will use the view that is currently open. dgn, kml, 3d pdf, TrimBIM, FBX
Select View Export object attributes Exports object attributes. TrimBIM. FBX
Select View Save result to task TrimBIM. FBX
Select View Settings/Task Settings

Use custom origin

Include Classification data

Use Prefix for node names

Don't swap Y,Z

Save to Task		 TrimBIM, FBX
Select Plan View Task Select a Plan Presentation task for source objects.
Select Features Select by rectangle Select two points in the View to define a rectangular selection box. 3d pdf
Select Features Select by polygon Select multiple points in the View to define a polygon selection box. 3d pdf
Selection In the Selection group, select a predefined Plan Presentation to draw from.

Active View - Use the active view that is open.

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Delimitation BoundaryDynamic QuerySelect ObjectsClear
In the Delimitation group, set a delimitation for the publish to DWG. Select the drop-down arrow for Query Methods:
Note: All objects that are partly or fully inside the delimitation will be exported with the full geometry.

- Dynamic Query (see below)

- Select Objects

- Clear

In the Dynamic Query dialog...		 dwg
Settings Draw in 3D Select if you want the data to be drawn as 3D data. If not, all entities will be drawn with z-value = 0. dwg
Settings Color Select a Color strategy to define what color the CAD features, not the CAD layer, will be drawn with:

- Use ByLayer Color - Draws all CAD features with ByLayer colors. ByLayer refers to the color defined in the CAD layer.

- Use Global Color - Draws all CAD features with the same color. Choose the color to draw from the color palette below the drop-down list.

- Set Color to Object - Draws the CAD features based on the Fill Color defined in the drawing rule found in the Presentation Setup.
Note: What defines the CAD layer color? CAD layer names are defined in the Layer standard - mapping, which maps each drawing rule found in the Presentation Setup to a specific CAD layer name. If a drawing rule has data to draw, then a CAD layer name will be created and the color on the layer will be set to the 'Fill Color' found in that specific drawing rule.
Note: In the case that two or more drawing rules, that contain data to draw,are drawn to the same CAD layer name, then the Fill Color of the first drawing rule will define the color of the CAD layer.
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Settings Set Override Color When Use Global Color is selected, this defines the color. dwg
Settings Layer - Standard Mapping Select a schema for the Layer Standard - Mapping. This option is only available when what to draw is based on a predefined plan presentation or when the active view is a plan presentation.The drop-down list shows the available schemas. dwg
Settings Layer Standard Settings Click the settings gear/cogwheel for Layer standard - mapping (only available when the selection is a predefined plan presentation). In the Layer standard - mapping dialog, you can make connections between the presentation setup used and the layer name to use in the file.
Warning: The CAD layer names are defined in the Layer standard - mapping, mapping each drawing rule found in the presentation setup to a specific CAD layer name. If a drawing rule has data to draw, then a CAD layer name will be created and the color on the layer will be set to the Fill Color found in that specific drawing rule.
Note: If two or more drawing rules that contain data to draw are drawn to the same CAD layer name, then the Fill Color of the first drawing rule will define the color of the CAD layer.
Solid Accuracy Solid Accuracy Define the accuracy of the solid features.
  • Number of Segments
  • Interval (ft)
  • Tessellation
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Destination Select an option in the Destination section:
  • Project - Select any of the projects you have in Trimble Connect and save to Trimble Connect Cloud Servers.
  • ProjectWise - Login and provide your information to Bentley ProjectWise to save the file to their cloud servers.
  • File - Save the file somewhere locally on your machine, which is the default.
 dwg, dgn, kml, 3d pdf, TrimBIM, FBX
Preview DWG Preview DWG Preview/Preview dwg, dgn, kml, 3d pdf, TrimBIM, FBX
Preview Visualizer Preview the TrimBIM in the Trimble Connect Visualizer. TrimBIM
Finish