Clean Export
Our Clean Export tool provides a quick way to generate a clean copy of your drawing, an important step in our recommended manual drawing cleanup process.
Clean Export Tool Overview
You can quickly export a clean version of your drawing using our Clean Export tool:
F/X Admin ribbon, Clean Export flyout
F/X Admin menu, Clean Export option
Manage ribbon, Clean Export button (F/X CAD only)
or type AECTOACAD in the Command line
You'll now have a completely clean version of your drawing, with a filename ending in -CLEANED, in the location where you originally saved your drawing.
Manual Clean Export Steps
Don't want to use our automatic Clean Export tool? You choose to complete the manual process for creating a clean export instead.
1. Type -ExportToAutoCAD in the Command line and press Enter.
2. When prompted with Export options, type F for Format.
Press Enter.
3. When prompted to Enter file format, type 2013.
Press Enter.
4. When prompted with Export options, type B for Bind.
Press Enter.
5. When prompted to Bind xrefs, type N for No.
Press Enter.
6. When prompted with Export options, type P for Prefix.
Press Enter.
7. When prompted to enter a Filename prefix, type a period (full stop).
Press Enter.
8. When prompted with Export options, type S for Suffix.
Press Enter.
9. Type a suffix for the exported file, such as -clean.
Press Enter.
10. Press Enter again.
11. Save the drawing.
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