[gdal-dev] GDAL & CAD Files

[Kurt Schwehr]

https://gdal.org/drivers/vector/dwg.html says:

> DWG files are considered to have no georeferencing information through OGR

>From https://gdal.org/programs/ogr2ogr.html, you will need to specify the
spatial reference system / projection with "-s_srs"

-Kurt

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 12:55 PM Ashlyn Powell via gdal-dev <
gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hello GDAL Devs,
>
> I am new to using GDAL, and I just don't know enough about it yet.  I am
> working with thousands of CAD files (DWG) to extract a project boundary
> line then export it out as a KML. I would love to automate this process.
> Does GDAL have the capability to work with DWG files? Has anyone attempted
> this?    A problem I could see happening is the projection not being set up
> correctly, and all of them exported boundary lines showing up in the ocean.
>
> Any pointers are much appreciated! I thank you all for your time.
>
> Thank you,
> --
> Ashlyn Powell
> GIS Analyst | GIS
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