[GRASSLIST:8506] Re: cad -> gis

[Hamish]

> I would like know your way to convert cad(dgn,dwg,dxf) data into
> usable gis format. Is there some open source tool? Or we must use some
> proprietarism? What of tools are now aviailable and what are your
> expiriencies with them?

You can load into GRASS with v.in.dwg. It is neither a fully open source
or fully proprietary solution (ie you violate the GPL if you distribute
it in binary form).

see:

http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/grass6/vector/v.in.dwg/README?rev=1.3&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup

http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/grass6/vector/v.in.dwg/description.html?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/html



Hamish