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export3d
Action to export installation spaces in STEP format.

Parameter Description

TYPE

Type of task to be performed by the action:
STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES: Export installation spaces to STEP 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 button bar). 
If called from the windows command line, PROJECTNAME must be set or the  must be used first, otherwise an   exception is thrown. 

INSTALLATIONSPACENAME

Name of the InstallationSpace to be exported. This parameter is only effective
with the STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES value of the TYPE parameter.

INSTALLATIONSPACENAMEn

Names of the InstallationSpaces to be exported (optional), where n is a number e.g. /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME1:BR1 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME2:BR2 /INSTALLATIONSPACENAME:BR3 etc. 
These parameters are only effective with the STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES value of the TYPE parameter.

STRUCTURE

Structure indetifier of the InstallationSpace to be exported (optional). 
This parameter is only effective with the STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES value of the TYPE parameter.

STRUCTUREn

Structure indetifiers 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. 
These parameters are only effective with the STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES value of the TYPE parameter.

DESTINATIONPATH

Target directory. Relevance of this parameter.
For STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES: Directory where the step files are stored. If this directory does not exist yet, it is created.

EXPORTSCHEME

Scheme for STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES export(optional). If this parameter does not exist or is empty (""), the most
recently used STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES export scheme is taken. This parameter is only effective with the STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES value of the
TYPE parameter.

SEPARATEFILES

Relevance of this parameter.
For STEPINSTALLATIONSPACES: 
If 1 then each first level child will be exported in separate file. 
If 0 then names of files are generated from properties INSTALLATIONSPACE_FULLNAME. 
If true then property FUNC_FULLNAME is added at the end of file name.

Remarks
If passed INSTALLATIONSPACENAME is not unique in project and STRUCTURE parameter was not specified action will export all InstallationSpaces with the same INSTALLATIONSPACENAME.

Example
Export a installation spaces BR1 and BR2 to STEP.

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

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