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- RETF Menu: SUTIL
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- Copies the entire contents of a model into a specified file.
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- 1. (CHAR) name of source file (1-8 char.)
- 2. (CHAR) name of file to return (1-8 char.)
- if source file name does not exist:
- 3. (Y/N) source file (name) does not exist, create a new file ?
- if file to return does not exist:
- 3. (CHAR) return file does not exist, enter another name:
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- Description:
- This command operates in two ways, as explained below.
- From within the target file:When operating this command from within the
- "target" (source) file, the file to be returned is "placed" in the source as
- "live data" which may be modified freely like most other entities in the
- source file (except placed entities). The scale of the returned file will be
- the same as that of the "target" file and the origin will remain unchanged. If
- the specified file to be returned does not exist, you will be informed, and
- asked for another name.
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- From within the file to be returned:When operating from within the file to be
- returned, the command copies the entire contents of the current model into the
- target file. The target file is opened by the system, and the entities and
- instances (placed objects) copied into it become part of the selection group
- in the target file. If the specified target file does not exist, you are
- informed, and asked if you want to create a new file under that name. If you
- reply `n', you may specify another name. The original file is saved.
- This command may be used to return entities previously extracted by the \extf
- command to their original file.
- The command allows you to merge two files containing separate parts of
- a model. You may split the file again subsequently using the \extf command
- (e.g., to check the main core of a highrise building against the various
- floors).
- Note that following this command you may have to resolve junctions between
- walls created in the two separate files.