Export ASCII Point Sets

 

Exports a select Point Set to an ASCII-formatted file.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

File Path or Embedded File

ASCII File Path

The path to the file to save.

1

Collection Object Name

Point Set Container

Point Set containing the points to export.

2

Export Delimeter Spec

Data Delimeter

A character separating data values. (Space or Comma).

3

Target Name Format

Target Name Format

Specifies how point/target names are specified in

the ASCII file.

4

Coordinate System Type

Desired Coordinate System

Specify the type of coordinate system in which to export the points.

5

Boolean

Include Target Offsets?

Specify whether to include the stored offsets for

each point.

6

Boolean

Include Timestamps?

Specify whether to include measurement time- stamps with each point.

7

Boolean

Include SA version and frame

comments?

Specify whether to include the version of SA used

and the frame comments.

8

Boolean

Include Axis Comments?

Specify whether to include axis comments with each point.

9

Boolean

Include Export Format Info?

Specify whether to include export format informa-

tion.

10

Boolean

Maximum Precision (Scientific Notation?)

Specify whether to export numbers with full internal precision (15 digits).

11

Integer

Decimal Precision

The number of digits following the decimal.

12

Boolean

Append?

Specify whether to add the ASCII data to an exist- ing file, if it exists.

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The file was successfully exported.

FAILURE

The file could not be saved, or none of the provided point groups could be found.

Remarks

This command supports both absolute paths (ex. C:\test.xit) and relative paths (ex. .\test.xit). If Argu- ment 13 is set to FALSE, the specified file will be overwritten if it already exists.