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title: "2D Preview / Export"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-2dpreviewexporttankc"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:46Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:46Z
canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-2dpreviewexporttankc"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 2D Preview / Export

![Cmd2DPreview&Tank.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Cmd2DPreview&Tank.svg)

This command allows you to visualize and export sections in a 2D layout.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> Select the Roundness sub-folder of the Tank project if you want to launch the command.

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1. Choose the **layout** of the elements (in one line, in one column, in a grid or individually).
2. Click on **3D** to display/hide the 3D scene.
3. Select the objects to display with the bulbs.
4. Configure the grid if necessary. Enter the size of the main squares of the grid and the number of subdivisions per main column and row.
5. You can modify the colors of deviations hairs and unit of quotations with [Edit Colors](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-editgradientc).

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> This command also allows you toexport the sections in a 2D layout: **only visible objects will be exported**.
> 
> 1. Click![dxf.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/dxf.jpg) to export the sections in a DXF file.
> 2. Click ![sendTo.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/sendTo.svg) to send the objects to other compatible software. You have to open them before (for instance, refer to [Send to](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-sendto)).