Export ESRI Data

This dialog is shown as part of the export of ESRI format files, and allows you to control the data from memory which is included in the resulting shape file.

The actual format of data that is exported depends on the data type selected on the Export Data screen.

1. Select the Data Fields to export.

2. To choose how vertex information is store:

   1. Select Store as 2d object to ensure vertex information is stored as if no Z data is present. This changes the definition of the VERTICES field in the exported file; vertices are reported in the format [2,*Number of vertices].

   2. Unselect Store as 2d object to export Z data. If Z data is exported, the format becomes [3, *Number of Vertices*]. This option is not available for all ESRI data type exports.

3. If exporting polylines, choose if edge data is preserved:

   1. Select Save individual edge data to save individual edge components in the output file, with the polyline part.

   2. Unselect Save individual edge data to produce an output file with no edge data.

Note: A polyline consists of one or more parts: a part is a connected sequence of two or more points. Parts may or may not be connected to each other, or may or may not intersect each another.