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RapidDXF reads NXYZ files and creates DXF.
RapidDXF reads ASCII (text) files of coordinates and creates DXF (version 12) files of points and thier attributes. The DXF files so created are usable in many CAD software. RapidDXF can process several files at a time and lets you choose your file format and can create 2D or 3D files. Below an example of a typical NXYZ file converted to DXF.
Coordinates files can be GPS files, XYZ files, generaly files with the following format:
Number, X(East), Y(North), Z(Elevation), Description(Optional).
Coordinates files can have 8 basic formats:
X Y [D] - ( East North [Description] )
X Y Z [D] - ( East North Elevation [Description] )
N X Y [D] - (Number East North [Description] )
N X Y Z [D] - (Number East North Elevation [Description] )
Y X [D] - ( North East [Description] )
Y X Z [D] - ( North East Elevation [Description] )
N Y X [D] - (Number North East [Description] )
N Y X Z [D] - (Number North East Elevation [Description] )
The delimiter can be a comma, a semicolon a space or a tabulation. Moreover, datas can be preceded by a code. In this case, the code must not include numbers (5=, Code1=, are not valid codes, N= , X: , z! are valid codes).
The number of readable format is then nearly infinite.
Below, examples of valid files (more examples in RapidDXF directory):
3, 671350.971, 60309.410
4, 671351.375, 60324.135, Description
5, 671351.981, 60333.616, is
6, 671366.728, 60334.019, optional
N=4 Y=60324.135 X=671351.375 Z=108.70 Description
N=5 Y=60333.616 X=671351.981 Z=110.05 is
N=6 Y=60334.019 X=671366.728 Z=110.11 optional
671351.375 60324.135 108.70 Description
671351.981 60333.616 110.05 is
671366.728 60334.019 110.11 optional
Even 'messy' files can be processed...
4, Y=60324.135;; X=671351.375, Z=108.70 Description
N:5 ,Y=60333.616, X=671351.981;, Z=110.05, is
N=6 Y=60334.019 X=671366.728 Z=>110.11 optional
Coordinates files must have one of the following extension: .txt, .asc or .xyz
:: Click 'Browse...' to select the directory where DXF files will be created. These files will have the same name as the coordinates files with the .DXF extension.
:: Click 'Select...' to select the files to be processed. All of them must have the same format.
:: File format: Select the coordinates file format. Be sure to select the proper one. RapidDXF can detect errors in file but not all of them, so a bad file format could produce bad DXF files.
:: Renumber from: Select this option if you want your file to be renumbered. Enter then the starting number. This option is usefull when you process XY or XYZ files, but can be used with NXY or NXYZ files; numbers will just be replaced.
:: AutoCAD entities: Select wich entities must be created in the DXF file. Points will be created as 'POINT' DXF entities, and Number, Elevation and Description as 'TEXT' DXF entities. Points can be created in 3D (means X,Y, and Z <>0) or 2D (means Z forced to 0 even if present and <> 0). For Number, Elevation and Description, give the name of the destination layer and a valid Height (means <> 0).
:: Click then 'Create DXF Files' to start the process. Once the process terminated, you can open the log file to see wich files have been processed and if there are errors. |
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