Fodder wrote:
Hi Frank,
Thanks, this would be great, although I can't fund it in completion (Euro
Aussie dollar :) .Would you be prepared to develop just the READ side
of the driver, and what do you think that would cost (without styling)?
Fodder,
I would be willing to implement only read support, though it would not
reduce the pricing all that much.
Alternatively, are other users/organisations interested in jointly
contributing?
On your proposal, you say that it would not support REGION, is it normal for
polygons to be recorded as special polylines in DXF (such as from AutoCAD
for example)?
I'm afraid I'm not entirely sure what is normal. I reviewed DXF docs,
a couple example files, and the GRASS DXF import program in preparing the
proposal, but DXF is still a bit of a mystery to me. The proposal was
deliberately simplistic to match my current level of understanding.
Would it support attributes, such as a DXF of contour lines with elevation
attributes?
Generally no, though there is some opportunity improve the driver a bit
for easily recognizable attributes. I have avoided doing a DXF driver for
many years because while the format is not so complicated, there are a
wide variety of ways for applications to encode complete geometries and
attach attributes.
Best regards,
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