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Copy/Move Fence Contents to New File

Used to copy or move the contents of the active fence to a new DGN or DWG file.

You can access this tool from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button
  • Ribbon: Visualization > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button
  • Ribbon: Admin > Home > Selection > Fence Tools split button
  • Toolbox: Fence


SettingDescription
Output File Displays the name of the file to which the fence contents will be copied/moved. By default, the file is given a name in the format filename_model. You can select a different file name by clicking the Define Output File icon.
Define Output file (icon) Opens the Save Fence Contents As dialog, which lets you select a destination folder and file name to which the contents will be copied/moved.

If an existing file is chosen, its current contents will be deleted. An Alert box will warn you of this before you accept the operation.

Processing Mode Defines how the fence contents will be processed.
  • Copy — Fence contents will be copied to the new file. The original elements will remain in the active model.
  • Move — Fence contents will be deleted from the active model and moved to the new file.
Fence Mode Determines which elements are included in the fence contents. See Specifying which elements are in the fence contents.
Switch to generated file If on, after processing the fence, the current file is closed and the Output File is opened.
Key-in: FENCE COPY TOFILE