ACGM (ActiveCGM) — supports hyperlinking of both vector graphics and bitmaps, zooming, panning, hotspots, and database links. It is suitable for displaying 2D drawings on the Internet.
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WebCGM (versions 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1) — a binary file format that supports hyperlinks, document navigation, picture structuring and layers, as well as searching on WebCGM picture contents. It also supports Unicode and web fonts. The WebCGM profile is used widely in web electronic documents.
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S1000D (versions 2.3, 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0) — a standard that specifies requirements for creating graphics that are compliant with S1000D. S1000D is an international, SGML/XML-based standard for creating and managing technical publications. It was originally developed by the Aerospace and Defense Industries Association of Europe (ASD) for creating technical publications for military aircrafts. The standard has since been enhanced and is now supported by numerous industries for creating technical publications.
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ATA GREX (ATA GREXCHANGE) versions 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, and 2.12— very similar to WebCGM in its rules for graphical elements. The ATA GREXCHANGE CGM profile is widely used in the civil aerospace industry.
Profile — available only for GGM Version 4. This list box lets you choose from many supported CGM Version 4 profiles.
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ICN — Information Control Number (ICN) is a document identifier in S1000D profiles (versions 2.3 to 5.0). The ICN box lets you add or edit a document identifier.
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GNBR — Graphic Number (GNBR) is a document identifier in ATA GREX profiles. The GNBR box lets you add or edit a document identifier.
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File encoding — lets you choose between Text and Binary file encoding provided the selected profile supports text encoding.
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Output precision (VDC) — VDC stands for Virtual Device Coordinate, which is the type of coordinate system used for positioning objects. If the coordinate system uses greater precision (more units) to describe the position of objects, the exported file will retain the original object position more accurately. Note that the output precision affects the file size. The High option (Real 32-bit) results in a bigger file size; the Low option (Integer 16-bit) keeps the file size smaller.
Character set mode — The Strict mode replaces unsupported characters with the default character (typically, the question mark ?). The Relaxed mode preserves unsupported characters at the expense of profile violation by using the fallback encoding for ATA GREX.
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Fallback text encoding — The available options for encoding unsupported characters are UTF-8 and UTF-16.0.
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Type — lets you choose the character encoding for text in the exported file: ISO 8859-1, UTF-8, or UTF-16. Both UTF-8 and UTF-16 can encode all characters defined by Unicode. ISO 8859 does not support characters that are not included in the Latin or Symbols character sets. To choose the encoding of unsupported characters, you can use the Character set mode and Fallback text encoding controls.
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Color mode — controls how colors are exported, impacting the file size of the exported file. You can choose between the Indexed and Direct options. With the Direct option, the color values are stored with each shape in the document. With the Indexed option, the color values are defined once and then referenced in the shapes, typically resulting in a smaller file size. Some industry and company specifications impose a very strict file size limit on CGM files so it may be important to keep the CGM files small. The Color mode options are not available for ActiveCGM and CGM Version 1.
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Export layers — This check box lets you preserve layers in the exported file. If you don’t want to keep the layers, disable the check box.
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Companion files (XCF) — Companion files (XCF) are used to store metadata and object attributes. The Include in exported file check box lets you include companion files (XCF) in the exported file. This check box is enabled by default when you export to a S1000D profile and is disabled for ATA GREX, ActiveCGM, WebCGM as well as CGM Version 1 and Version 3 export.
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