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Exporting LandXML Drawing Data

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Intermediate

Export LandXML drawing data from AutoCAD Civil 3D.

To export LandXML data

  1. Click Output tab Export panel Export To LandXML.At the Command prompt, enter LandXMLOut.
  2. or

    Prospector tab: Right-click <collection name> Export LandXML

    The Export To LandXML dialog box, which contains a data tree, is displayed.

    Note

    When you export from the Prospector tree, the Export To LandXML dialog box contains a pre-defined selection set of that collection’s data. When you export from the Output tab, all drawing data is selected by default, and you can adjust the selection by clearing check boxes. You can alternately specify the objects to export by selecting them from the drawing.

  3. Do one of the following:
    • Select or clear the check boxes to filter the data types that you want to export to the LandXML file. Then click OK.
      Note

      The check boxes have a tri-state display. If only some objects are selected under a collection, the check box is shaded . If all the items are selected, the check box is selected . If all the items below the collection are cleared, the check box for the collection is cleared .

    • Select data from the drawing by clicking and selecting the objects in the drawing. Press Enter after you finished selecting the objects.
      Note

      When you select one point in a point group, the entire point group is selected. If the point belongs to more than one point group, the point group with the highest display order is selected. For more information, see Changing the Point Group Display Order.

  4. Specify the LandXML schema version.
  5. In the Export To LandXML dialog box, enter the name of the LandXML (*.xml) file you want to export and specify the location. Click Save.

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