AutoXchange 2020 Technical Documentation

SVG Only Parameters

SVG Only Parameters
BLOCKS Blocks
BL Break By Layer
BLDG Building
FLR Floor
LWTMIN Thumbnail Line Weight Minimum
THUMBSIZE Thumbnail Size

Blocks

PARAMETER BLOCKS
Purpose This parameter controls whether blocks are created in the SVG file (as group codes) or whether a “flat” file is created with no block structure.
Example -BLOCKS=IGNORE
Values Ignore/Off/No: Turns off block creation On/Yes/“Blank”: Turns on block creation (Default)
Alias None
Use SVG Only

Break By Layer

PARAMETER BL
Purpose This parameter forces the converter to output each AutoCAD Layer as a separate output file. The files are all defined in the same definition space and, if overlaid, will form a composite drawing equivalent to the drawing created if this parameter is not used.
Example -BL
Alias None
Use With SVG Only

Building

PARAMETER BUILDING
Purpose This parameter allows the specification of the name of the Building. This is an informational only field that is added to the Metadata area of the SVG file.
Example -BLDG="New Office Building”
Alias -BLDG
Use SVG Only

Floor

PARAMETER FLOOR
Purpose This parameter allows the specification of the name of the Floor in the Building. This is an informational only field that is added to the Metadata area of the SVG file.
Example -FLR="4th Floor”
Alias -FLR
Use SVG Only

List Area

PARAMETER LIST AREA
Purpose This parameter causes the area of closed polygons to be output.
Example -LISTAREA
Alias -LA
Use SVG Only

Thumbnail Line Weight Minimum

PARAMETER LWTMIN
Purpose This parameter defines the minimum width to be used for entities in the Thumbnail file.
Example -lwtmin .5
Use SVG Only

ThumbSize

PARAMETER THUMBSIZE
Purpose This parameter defines the threshold to be included in Thumbnail file
Example -THUMBSIZE=2
Use With SVG Only
Last updated on 24 Mar 2020
Published on 24 Mar 2020