GMS:Exporting Non-native GMS Files

GMS can export files that can be used in other software. There are two methods to export data from GMS. Data can be exported through the Save As dialog or by right-clicking on items in the Project Explorer.

Exporting through the Save Dialog

The file types that can be exported are shown in the table below. To export a particular file type, the file filter corresponding to that file type should be selected in the Save dialog.

File Type	File Ext	Description
Shapefile	*.shp	Creates a shapefile from either the active coverage, or from the active 2D scatter point set, depending on the choice made in a pop-up dialog.
Tabular Text Files	*.txt	Exports the active 2D or 3D scatter point set as a tab-delimited text file.
Arc/Info Grid	*.asc	Exports a 2D grid to an ASCII grid file that can be read by Arc/Info or ArcView. See Importing/Exporting GIS Grids for more information.
GRASS Grid	.ggd	Exports a 2D grid to using the GRASS ASCII grid file format. See Importing/Exporting GIS Grids for more information.

Exporting from the Project Explorer

Items in the Project Explorer can be exported to different formats by right-clicking on an item and selecting the Export command. The table below lists the file formats that will be shown depending on the type of Project Explorer object selected:

Project Explorer Object	File Ext	Description
TINs	*.tin	Text GMS TIN File
DXF/DWG	*.dxf, .dwg	Saves the current CAD data to a DXF or DWG file. The user can convert GMS data to CAD data by using the Data→CAD command in the CAD menu in the Map module.
Boreholes	*.bor	Text GMS Borehole File, Text Tab Delimited Borehole File
Solids	*.sol	Text GMS Solid File
2D Mesh Data	*.2dm	Text GMS 2D Mesh File
2D Grid Data	*.2dg, *.asc, *.ggd	Text GMS 2D Grid File, ARC/INFO Ascii Grid Files, Grass Grid Files
2D Scatter Sets	.xy,.txt,.shp	Text GMS 2D Scatter Point File, Text Tab Delimited 2D Scatter Point File, Shapefile
3D Mesh Data	*.3dm	Text GMS 3D Mesh File
3D Grid Data	*.3dg, *.asc, *.ggd	Text GMS 3D Grid File, ARC/INFO Ascii Grid Files, Grass Grid Files
3D Scatter Sets	*.xyz, *.txt, *.shp	Text GMS 3D Scatter Point File, Text Tab Delimited 3D Scatter Point File, Shapefile
Coverages	*.shp	Shapefile
Datasets	*.dat, *.dat	Binary Dataset Files, ASCII Dataset Files
Particle Sets	*.txt	Text Tab Delimited Pathlines
UGrids	(various)	See Exporting UGrids

Multiple Objects

If multiple objects are selected and they are all of the same type, they will all be exported to the same text file.

Folders

If a folder of objects is selected, then all of the geometric objects in the folder will be exported. Datasets will not be exported. If there are subfolders in the folder, all of the geometric objects will be recursively exported in all subfolders.