NAME

v.out.dxf - Exports vector map to DXF file format.

KEYWORDS

vector, export, DXF

SYNOPSIS

v.out.dxf v.out.dxf --help v.out.dxf input=name [layer=string] output= name [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [-- quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--overwrite

 

Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--help

 

Print usage summary

--verbose

 

Verbose module output

--quiet

 

Quiet module output

--ui

 

Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]

 

Name of input vector map

 

Or data source for direct OGR access

layer=string

 

Layer number or name (’-1’ for all layers)

 

A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.

 

Default: -1

output=name [required]

 

Name for DXF output file

DESCRIPTION

The GRASS program v.out.dxf conversion program generates an ASCII DXF (AutoCAD) file from a GRASS vector. The output file is placed in the user’s current working directory unless the user specifies a full pathname for the output.

NOTES

DXF files output by AutoCAD have the suffix .dxf

REFERENCES

AutoCad DXF (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

SEE ALSO

v.in.dxf, Introduction to GRASS vector map processing

AUTHOR

Charles Ehlschlaeger, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, wrote original v.out.dxf program in 4/89. Update to GRASS 5.7 Radim Blazek, 10/2004 Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 22:24:20 +0100 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $

SOURCE CODE

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