Exporting ASCII Formatted Points
Points are easily exported from SA to an external ASCII text file. Using this method, the points are always exported in the working coordinate frame. There are many export options to give you fine control over the export format and data.
These options are summarized below:
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Point Name. The name of each exported target can be one of four options: Collection Group target, Group target, target, or none. These options indicate which parts of the point/target name are included. For example, exporting using Collection Group target exports in the format CollectionName Group- Name TargetName x y z.
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Coordinate System. Point coordinates can be exported in Car- tesian, Cylindric, or Spherical coordinates.
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Tolerance. If selected, point tolerances will be exported for each point (if available).
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Coordinate uncertainties. If selected, coordinate uncertain- ties for each point will be exported (if available).
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Time Stamps. If selected, the point’s time stamp will be ex- ported.
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Target Offsets. If selected, the planar and radial offset of each point will be exported.
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Target Comments. If selected, any comments stored with the point will be exported.
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Measurement Details. If selected, measurement details (such as RMS error, measurement mode, and sampling method) will be exported, if available.
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Separator. Data can be delimited by spaces or commas in the exported format.
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Decimal Precision. Numerical values can be exported using fixed decimal precision (you specify the number of digits) or using full precision scientific notation.
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Include SA Version and Frame Comments. If selected, the SA version and working coordinate frame name will be listed at the beginning of the file, preceded by // to denote that the line is a comment.
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Include Axis Comments. If selected, information about the exported coordinate system will be listed at the beginning of the file, preceded by // to denote that the line is a comment.
The options for exporting ASCII points.
To Export Selected Points:
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From the menu, select Export>Points and Vectors> Export Points.
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When prompted, select the desired points to export, then press Enter.
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In the Save As dialog, specify the name for the exported file, then click Save.
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When the ASCII Export dialog appears, choose the desired options, then click OK. For convenience, the resulting exported file will be opened in Notepad.