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STEP, IGES ('Adams Geometry Translators' only)

Exports CAD geometry using 'Adams CAD Translator'. It writes the geometric definition of an Adams model or part from to the specified CAD file format. You can then read the CAD file into a CAD program. See Manage Geometry Options for more information.

You can export an entire model, an individual part of a model, or a model as it exists at a particular simulation time, which is helpful for transferring position data of an Adams model to a drafting program to prepare drawings of the mechanism at various states of operation.

For the option:	Do the following:
File Type	Set to type of geometry that you want to export (STEP, IGES).
File Name	Enter the name of the file that you want to create. The file will contain the exported CAD geometry. You do not need to enter a file extension. Adams automatically generates the appropriate extension for the type of geometry you are exporting. For example, if you are exporting IGES geometry, Adams adds an .igs extension.
Part/Model/Analysis Name	Select the geometry that you want to export, and then enter the name of the geometry in the text box next to the pull-down menu. You can select: ■Model Name - Lets you specify the Adams View model to be written to the CAD file. Adams places each rigid body in the model on a separate level. All geometry written to the IGES file is defined with respect to the global coordinate system of the Adams View model. ■Part Name - Lets you specify the Adams View part to be written to the CAD file. Adams writes all the geometry owned by the part to the CAD file. It defines all geometry in the CAD file with respect to the part coordinate system. ■Analysis Name - Lets you export a model at a particular simulation frame (time) of a particular analysis. This is helpful for transferring position data of an Adams View model to a drafting program to prepare drawings of the mechanism at various states of operation. Adams writes all parts and geometry to the CAD file in the same relative position as they appear in a single frame display.
Display Summary	Select to write a verbose log file to the disk. A message will be displayed indicating the log file to which the translation operation details have been written.
Translation Options	Click on this button to invoke the Manage Geometry Translation Options dialog box for the relevant geometry and translation operation (read or write). The dialog box would be pre-filled with the option name, short description of what the option is for and the default value. Upon changing the desired option values, click on the 'Done' button. The translation options so set will be used in the ensuing translation operation.
Active Only	Select this option to export only the active parts to the STEP/IGES. By default, this button is unchecked and exports all the parts in the hierarchy of selected model.