EDF export options

Alias saves the following entities to EDF:

• Surfaces
• Curves
• Meshes
• Layer information (layer name and position, according to the selected Order Parts By option)
• Group nodes
• Construction planes
• Materials (wireframe color)

Alias does not save:

• History information
• Image planes
• Symmetry layers
• Layer Set state (Pickable, Reference, Inactive)
• Diagnostic shading
• Lights
• Materials
• Vectors
• Evaluation locators
• Cross sections
• Stitched shells

Options

Export Groups as Molecules

Exports Alias groups as ICEM molecules.

Order Parts by

Sorts Alias layers exported to ICEM parts by Layer Position, Layer Number, or Alphabetically.

Logfile Output

Creates a log file of the results in the same folder as the Alias file. The file has the name [filename].edf.alias2edf.

If Logfile Output is checked on, the following options become available:

Logfile with .txt Extension

Check on this option to create a logfile with a .txt extension, allowing it to be easily opened in any text editor on Windows.

Redirect Logfile Path

Check on this option and specify a folder in the Redirect Path field to write the logfile to that folder. If this option is off, the logfile is saved in the same location as the EDF file.