converting DXF to SVG?

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I am in search of code to convert a DXF-file (AutoCAD) to an SVG-file (Scalable Vector Graphics)

Does anybody know where I can find good code for this?

 

[tyonuts]

my acad experience tells me that dxf is a proprietary format (i don't know about svg). Anyway, look in the Acad VBA Help for the code.
By the way, what version of acad are you using?

 

[DavidT_macktool]

This costs money. Could be worth the free trial.

http://www.newfreedownloads.com/Multimedia-Graphics/CAD/Acme-CAD-Converter.html

 

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I'm using the AutoCAD 2000.
It seems hard/impossible to find good code for this problem. So I started writing my own code for it. It's a lot af trial and error, cause the documentation of AutoCAD is not really that good... The SVG-documentation is very easy to understand (knowing something about XML).

 

[wdezeeuw]

Try CadLib

Hi there,

Modest plug here: try the commercial CadLib 2.0 dxf library (http://www.woutware.com/cadlib2.0.html) which can convert dxf to SVG (also pdf or PostScript). There's also a free viewer application which you can use to convert to SVG.

Wout

 

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This is not free to use and I don't see any sourcecode...

 

[wdezeeuw]

True, if inappropriate I'll just remove the post.
But if a commercial library is an option for you, then it could be helpful.
Writing the stuff yourself is ofcourse doable, but it's really a lot of effort.

Kind regards,

Wout

 

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I have written my own code for this problem, but I am not 100% satisfied with the result. I just don't like spending money

 

[wdezeeuw]

Depends a on how much you cost per hour. Suppose it's $50 per hour, you got 10 hours to build it ;-)

Wout