[Qgis-user] DXF layer locking

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Btw, if I recall properly, drag and drop would open a dxf in read and write mode.  I think that if you open the dxf using the project import, the file will be read and copied to a geopackage.  The dxf file is probably closed after the import and the layer style from AutoCAD is respected.  You would need to test to see if this is still the case.

Nicolas Cadieux
https://gitlab.com/njacadieux

> Le 22 nov. 2022 à 17:26, Nicolas Cadieux <njacadieux.gitlab at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Whatever you do, keep in mind that the lock is there for a reason.  Basically it’s there to protect the file from corruption in the case where two people or two programs are trying to read and write to the same file.  If the file is not designed with this in mind or not being managed by a server, you risk loosing or destroying your data.  Dxf is definitely not build with this in mind.
> 
> Nicolas Cadieux
> https://gitlab.com/njacadieux
> 
>>> Le 21 nov. 2022 à 16:37, Sebastian Gutwein via Qgis-user <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> a écrit :
>>> 
>> 
>> Hello, 
>> I was excited to discover recently that you can drag and drop DXF layers into QGIS. 
>> The layer keeps its reference to the dxf and when the dxf is changed the layer is updated. 
>> The only problem I have had is that if I have the layer open in QGIS AutoCAD won't let me save the dxf because it thinks it is open in another program. 
>> Does  anyone know if there is a workaround?
>> A way to load the dxf without telling Windows that it is in use? 
>> As a network layer or something?
>> 
>> I did find that if I use QCAD I do not have a problem saving the DXF. Unfortunately QCAD does not have all the functionality that we need.  
>> 
>> Thanks 
>> -Bas
>> 
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