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ETRANSMIT - Package a drawing for sending

Package the drawing and all its referenced files into a ZIP with a MANIFEST list, ready to send to someone else.

What it does

ETRANSMIT creates a ZIP file that contains the current drawing (as DXF), every Xref file, and a MANIFEST.txt. The manifest lists what is included and which referenced files could not be found.

Where to find it

  • Ribbon: type the command
  • Command line: ETRANSMIT (alias ZIP)

Steps

  1. Type ETRANSMIT and press Enter.
  2. Name the file (the default is <drawing name>-transmittal.zip) and click Save, or type ETRANSMIT D:\Send\bracket.zip.
  3. The result reads ETRANSMIT: bracket.zip - N file(s) (MANIFEST.txt lists them). If any referenced files are missing, it reports the MISSING count.

A drawing packaged with ETRANSMIT
A drawing packaged with ETRANSMIT

In the ZIP file Meaning
<name>.dxf The current drawing.
xrefs/... External Reference files.
MANIFEST.txt The object count, the files included, the files missing and the objects that could not be exported.

Try it: Package a hotel room drawing for the contractor

Scenario: the fit-out drawing for hotel room 301 references the furniture layout as an Xref. Send only one file and the contractor sees an empty room. ETRANSMIT packs everything in one go.

  1. Open hotel-room-301.dwg and type ETRANSMIT D:\Send\hotel-room-301.zip.
  2. Read the result on the Status bar, for example ETRANSMIT: hotel-room-301.zip - 3 file(s) (MANIFEST.txt lists them).
  3. If you see MISSING, open MANIFEST.txt in the ZIP to see which Xref could not be found, fix its path in XREF and package it again.
  4. Send the single ZIP file. When the contractor extracts it, they get the drawing as DXF plus an xrefs/ folder.

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