gEDA-dev: DXF file import to PCB

[Bert Timmerman]

Hi David,

The work on the DXF exporter is slowly advancing for now, as I'm very busy
with the day job and have ample energy to write code in the evening.

I hope this situation gets better as the days grow longer.

Parsing DXF entities is not that hard, it's a well known ASCII format.

Depending on the version of the CAD program your using a DXF version can
easily be determined from the first lines of the file.

After that it is a matter of reading lines until the ENTITIES section header
is found.

Then start parsing all [line, circle, text, ...] entities until the ENDSEC
marker is found (after this no interesting entities follow).

For me the caveat would be: How to tell pcb where to put the parsed
entities.

I can send some docs on formats of various DXF versions by private e-mail if
you like.

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: geda-dev-bounces at moria.seul.org
[mailto:geda-dev-bounces at moria.seul.org] Namens David Rowe
Verzonden: zondag 29 april 2007 21:34
Aan: gEDA developer mailing list
Onderwerp: gEDA-dev: DXF file import to PCB

Hi,

Is there a way to import a DXF file into PCB?  I have a mechanical outline
and connector placement in DXF format that I would like to match in PCB,

I noticed some DXF export work on this list a few months ago so was
wondering if there is anything experimental on the import side.

Cheers,

David
	



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