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title: "Cyclone 3DR | Send to / Send from CAD workflows"
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# Cyclone 3DR | Send to / Send from CAD workflows

## Which 3rd party CAD solutions?

Cyclone 3DR provides “SendTo” features as well to import and export certain kinds of data with third-party products. More information is available in Cyclone 3DR documentation center (from the software help menu).

|  | **Send From** | **Send To** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Point Cloud** | - | - |
| **Mesh / Surfaces** | Autodesk AutoCAD Hexagon MinePlan 3D Hexagon BricsCAD | Autodesk AutoCAD Hexagon MinePlan 3D Hexagon BricsCAD |
| **Contour / Section / Points** | Autodesk AutoCAD Hexagon MinePlan 3D Hexagon BricsCAD | Autodesk AutoCAD Hexagon MinePlan 3D Hexagon BricsCAD |
| **CAD Model** | Autodesk AutoCAD Hexagon BricsCAD | - |
| **Image** | - | Autodesk AutoCAD (ortho-image) Hexagon BricsCAD |

## Which features?

The following commands in Cyclone 3DR include a direct “Send to” capacity that provides the possibility to export the outputs in different layers in the CAD 3rd party software product:

| **Menu** | **Feature** | **Comment** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Extract | Contour Lines | 1 layer for standard contour lines and values. 1 layer for major contour lines and values. |
| Extract | Scan to Plan | 1 layer per slice (floorplans or sections) |
| Extract | Virtual Surveyor | 1 layer per layer created in 3DR Virtual Surveyor project. |
| Extract | Scan to Pipe | 1 layer per pipe trace |
| Extract | Points on Grid | 1 layer for all texts |
| Analysis | Gridded Inspection Surface Analysis with a Grid | Points and values on grid can be directly sent to CAD SW product. Sent to active layer. |
| Texturing | Extract Orthoimage | Sent to active layer. |
| Analysis | Profile Extraction Profile 3D Inspection Profile 2D Inspection | 1 layer for 2D Grids 1 layer for inspection objects 1 layer per section 1 layer per axis points 1 layer per axis point quotations. |
| Tank | 2D Preview / Export |