[Qgis-user] files dwg in QGIS

[Brad Nesom]

my mistake,
inside autocad you can write directly to dwg from an fdo connection.
I do remember making that mistake before.



On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>wrote:

> no - unfortunately FDO does not support DWG files --> see
>
> http://themapguyde.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-2010-mapguidefdo-wishlist-revisited.html
> (item 6)
>
> I guess Autodesk regards DWG as their "crown jewels" and therefore does
> not support OS developement around DWG.
>
> There is a FDO/OGR bridge, but unless FDO has some advantages over OGR -
> why should one use it? DWG support in FDO would be one reason to look
> into FDO.
>
> Andreas
>
> On 12/19/2011 08:50 PM, Brad Nesom wrote:
> > I believe dwg is supported in the fdo library.
> > I have often wondered what kept the qgis dev from using fdo?
> > http://fdo.osgeo.org/OSProviderOverviews.html
> > I do see some overlap but adding eliminating providers is a simple task
> > (that even I can do).
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Even Rouault
> > <even.rouault at mines-paris.org>wrote:
> >
> >> Le lundi 19 décembre 2011 13:11:12, Andreas Neumann a écrit :
> >>>  assuming you want to open DWG files in GIS?
> >>>
> >>>  Currently it is not possible to read or write DWG files. QGIS uses OGR
> >>>  to read/write vector data and DWG is not on the list of supported
> >>>  formats. There is initial support for dxf (but with some issues).
> >>>
> >>>  You can consider sponsoring the development of a DWG driver in OGR if
> >>>  you are interested in reading/writing these files. It would probably
> be
> >>>  based on other existing libraries.
> >>
> >> There is a new driver for DWG based on the Open Design Alliance Teigha
> >> Libraries (not FOSS AFAIK) in GDAL 1.9.0dev trunk. I don't know why it
> is
> >> not
> >> advertized on the OGR formats page, maybe beacause its status is still a
> >> bit
> >> experimental. Perhaps FrankW could confirm.
> >>
> >>>
> >>>  Andreas
> >>>
> >>>  On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:28:42 +0100, livreri wrote:
> >>>> Salve!
> >>>> Vorrei vedere dei files dwg in QGIS 1.7!
> >>>> Come posso fare?
> >>>>
> >>>> Grazie a tutti
> >>>>
> >>>> S. Livreri Console
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello!
> >>>> I wish to see some DWG files in QGIS 1.7!
> >>>> How can I do it?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you all
> >>>>
> >>>> S. Livreri Console
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