---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] CVS for dxf import From: "Matt Squires" <matthew.squires@...854...> Date: Wed, August 31, 2005 3:16 pm To: "John Taber" <jtaber@...480...> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
The readme has links to the dxf files that I have been using. I have a copy of AutoCAD at school, and use CadStd Lite at home. But CadStd lite doesn't implement many features for that reason I am using the files that I know exist and those are at Thorlabs and Newfocus.
here are the links to the two images on the web site. The first has two elements that import incorrecty on the left hand side. I will try to get to that in the next few days.
http://newfocus.com/images/mechanicaldrawings/edxf/9807e.dxf http://newfocus.com/images/mechanicaldrawings/edxf/9051e.dxf
Thorlabs uses solid and trace a lot for their drawings. I haven't supported those yet, so the drawings look a little funny. I currently don't support dimensions so that also looks funny. AutoCAD sometimes complains that their dxf is bad.
http://www.thorlabs.com/thorcat/1700/1708-E0W.dxf http://www.thorlabs.com/thorcat/8500/8577-E0W.dxf
Later tonight I will put all the sample files that I used for initial work in the dxf2svg folder, and will build a test file with AutoCAD that will have most of the commonly used elements in dxf.
I have other comments...see notes below
Later - You should first post the examples that you have tested with, so
far we have seen none, just an assurance or screenshot that it all works - it is or should be your job to show the code works before we spend our time checking it, you're the one being sponsored . And besides, you
I have tested with files of my own creation and from two separate commercial companies. I also used the demo file from QCad, and it imported great. I used commercial CAD drawing to get real drawings that are used in the real world. I don't spend all my time looking for new test files. I have 6-10 files from 4 different sources. Call it 15 files and 5 sources if you count the files from Eric. I have spent my time trying to get the features to work in the files.
know it is pretty basic PhD 101 to show(prove) that your methodology
works. You should be treating this the same as any other research project.
In all research projects I have been involved in it is only the most proprietary researchers that withhold information from others. My research group directly competes with a group in Germany, but I have never had a question not answered or information withheld from them, even for the stupid questions.
Matt Squires wrote:
I just did a test using dxf versions R12, 2000, and 2004 and it loaded
with out hanging. It used circles, plines with arcs, arcs, lines, and text. It was created using AutoCAD 2004.
If you can be more specific as to what was in the file I will try to
fix the problem. Most of the segfaults in the code from last Saturday came from blank lines in the dxf files, that has been completely fixed. I assume you are refering to the file Eric tested. Did you also have a file
that segfaulted? If so, please send it to me. I can handle large
attachments.
Matt
The dxf2svg code still does not work for simple R12 dxf drawings (it
goes into an indeterminate loop and every 3 minutes outputs the same "translate..." line) - OpenOffice Draw code handles the same translation perfectly in a microsecond. The first code submission (just last Saturday), completely segfaulted. I don't think we should be the ones having to test for such basic operation. Personally I think this project still needs a lot of work to be finished and useful.
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 10:08:51AM -0600, Matt Squires wrote:
Bryce,
The dxf2svg part is coming along. I have gotten it to work in Inkscape with an .inx file. I would like to add it to the Inkscape CVS tree
under
share or extensions. Can I get CVS access and some guidence where to
put
code that is not directly part of the Inkscape code base but an
extension?
I think there is a simple way to add dxf export using pstoedit. I don't know if anyone has tried it before, but I was able to do some simple
conversions. Again the only change would be .inx files.
My SF id is squires
Hi Matt,
Thanks for posting the request; I've enabled your SF CVS access.
Bryce
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