[gdal-dev] OpenDWG, Open Design Alliance

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the info - do you have a pointer to this OS DWG effort?

Andreas

On Tue, June 29, 2010 12:29 pm, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> >From time to time it would be nice if I could read DWG files from
>> OS-GIS.
>>
>> OGR has the option to read DWG through the Open Design Alliance
>> DWGdirect
>> library - which is only available for registered users.
>>
>> For inhouse use it would be affordable for me to become a ODA member.
>>
>> Before I would try to do so - can I ask if someone on this list has
>> experiences with the library? Does it still work with the current gdal
>> trunk? Is it worth the efforts?
>
> Andreas,
>
> I have not attempted to maintain this driver for some time,
> and I suspect there have been changes in the dwgdirect
> library that may be a problem.  If you try it, I'm sure we would
> appreciate a report.
>
> I would also note there is a new open source dwg effort
> ongoing and that as that matures we might be able to
> utilize that.
>
> Best regards,
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Andreas Neumann
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