[mapguide-internals] DWF from MapGuide OS doesn't work in AutoCAD?

[Paul Spencer]

Thanks Walt ... I'll check and see if this is the case and helps, and  
let everyone know.

Cheers

Paul

On 13-Feb-07, at 5:17 AM, Walt Welton-Lair wrote:

> EPlots generated using MapGuide use version 6.01 of the Whip toolkit.
> This version introduces some opcodes used explicitly by MapGuide.
>
> In the case where AutoCAD doesn't import this DWF I see two
> possibilities:
> - the version of AutoCAD is old and doesn't support this version of  
> DWF
> / Whip
> - the version of AutoCAD is newer, but hasn't been updated to handle
> these MapGuide-specific opcodes
>
> I know that if your map has labels or constant-size point symbols then
> the generated EPlot will contain some of these new opcodes.  Have the
> user try turning off all labeling and change all point layers to use
> "Map space" size context, and then generate an updated EPlot.  Maybe
> AutoCAD will then be able to load it.
>
> Walt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jason
> Birch
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:16 AM
> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
> Subject: RE: [mapguide-internals] DWF from MapGuide OS doesn't work in
> AutoCAD?
>
> You're talking about an ePlot generated with MgMapPlot?
>
> What version of AutoCAD is being used?
>
> What do you mean by Import?  I think (but could easily be wrong) that
> DWFs are only available as reference layers in AutoCAD.
>
> Care to post a sample?
>
> Jason
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Paul
> Spencer
> Sent: Mon 2007-02-12 5:43 PM
> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
> Subject: [mapguide-internals] DWF from MapGuide OS doesn't work in
> AutoCAD ?
>
>
>
> Hi, I've got a client who is reporting that a DWF generated by MGOS
> works with the DWF viewer but won't import into AutoCAD.  Is this a
> known issue?  A problem with MapGuide?  I suspect that AutoCAD just
> hasn't been updated to work with the DWF version being spit out by
> MGOS or something like that but would like confirmation ...
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
>
>
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