MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT Edition Help

Settings Files for CALS Support

The "cals1.sfo" and "cals2.sfo" export settings files specify export settings as follows:

Setting CALS Class I “cals1.sfo” CALS Class II “cals2.sfo”
Start Section File "cals1.ssf" template for CALS Class I start section "cals2.ssf" template for CALS Class II start section
Flattening On from the Top

All entities in a CALS Class I file must be 2D. You can flatten in any standard view. If Flattening is set to None and the DGN file is 3D, the IGES file is not CALS Class I-compliant.

Off
Standard Colors On

Custom color definitions are not allowed in CALS Class I IGES files.

Off
Default Drawing

CALS Class I and II IGES files must have at least one drawing entity.

On On
Excluded Entities

(see (Import IGES) Exclude IGES Entities dialog)

All entities not in CALS Class I specification are excluded. No entities are excluded.
Fonts (see (Import IGES) Text Fonts dialog.) All MicroStation PowerDraft fonts are mapped to IGES fonts 1, 1001, and 1002, which are the only fonts allowed in CALS Class I IGES files. All MicroStation PowerDraft fonts are mapped to IGES fonts 1, 1001, 1002, and 1003, which are the only fonts allowed in CALS Class II IGES files.
Level Placement (see Settings menu > Levels… and (Import IGES) Levels dialog.) All elements in the DGN file are placed on level 0 in the IGES file. Elements are left on the same levels as in the DGN file.