[mapguide-users] Dwg to shape

[Martin Morrison]

Correct, but you either spend countless hours trying to write a program that will be out of date with the next release, possibly infringing on copyrights, may not read all objects etc. or just buy a product (either Map or Studio) that will pay for itself...the right tool for the job.

Martin 


-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Milicevic
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:17 AM
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Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Dwg to shape

For small amount of money ;-)

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Martin
Morrison
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:58 PM
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Dwg to shape

You can also buy AutoCAD Map will export a dwg to shape.

Martin

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[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth
Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:00 AM
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Dwg to shape

AFAIK, the DWG is a proprietary format.
There exists an OpenDWG alliance with a DWG library,
but calling it "open source" is incorrect in my opinion.

It is non-trivial to understand the DWG file format,
especially since the 2004 version came out.
I don't think any open source projects support DWG.

If you have access to AutoCAD or similar,
try exporting it as DXF as that is an open format:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD_DXF

Your easiest bet is to purchase MapGuide Studio which
can read in DWG files, and store them as SDF's (I think?).
You can then use FDOToolbox to convert them to SHP.
However, the current license model requires you to purchase
MGE to get a copy of Studio, so that may be too much.

Otherwise you can look at FME Universal Translator,
which is capable of converting just about anything:
http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/UT/welcome_to_fme_universal_translator.htm

Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S



padmini godavarthi skrev:
>
>   Hi,
> iam using mapguide opensource 2.0 
>
> is there are any mapguide opensource dlls for converting drawing file
to
> shape files and vice versa................
> can anybody worked on this criteria......................
>
>
> Regards,
> Padmini.
>   
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