[Drawkit] Drawkit DXF Import

[Michael Caron]

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Yep, compiled out of the zip just fine. Looks good.


On Jan 15, 2009, at 1:49 PM, Brad Larson wrote:

> A more up-to-date version of SonoDraw can be found at
>
> http://www.sonoplot.com/sites/default/files/SonoDrawIntro.zip
>
> This is an archive that contains the code for DrawKit Beta 5 and  
> SonoDraw, the Sparkle framework, and some sample files in our  
> pattern filetype.  They should all be in the right hierarchy where  
> if you unzip the archive and compile the Release target for DrawKit,  
> SonoDraw should compile without a hitch.
>
> This version of SonoDraw includes some rudimentary DXF import  
> support, but I think I'm going to rearchitect things.  Our robot  
> only takes input that uses a limited set of drawing commands (draw a  
> line here, draw a spot here, etc.), so we dumbed down DrawKit by  
> limiting users to only drawing certain types of shapes and only  
> taking input of our limited pattern files.  We started to extend  
> that to other file formats like DXF, but realized that any work we  
> did on support for these filetypes would be locked in to our  
> specific program.  Therefore, we're going to shift the  
> simplification of operations from the input end to our file saving  
> routines by converting complex paths to line segments, etc. on  
> saving to our pattern files (while storing the original complex path  
> as metadata in the XML so a save / load operation is lossless) and  
> expose the full capabilities of DrawKit to our users.  Then we can  
> do generic file import routines that will pull file formats into  
> stock DrawKit objects, which everyone can use.
>
> I guess what I'm saying is that this is something you can look at  
> right now, but we'll be rewriting a bunch of SonoDraw's code soon,  
> including the DXF import stuff.
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Allan wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm posting to the Drawkit list for the first time. I contacted  
>> Graham outside of the list and he suggested I use this route  
>> instead ....
>>
>> I'm developing an application that uses architectural CAD drawings  
>> as a "background" on top of which I draw my own custom Drawkit- 
>> based objects . This is similar to what Brad Larson created with  
>> the SonoPlot application. I've downloaded and compiled/played with  
>> the SonoPlot files and they are very instructive as a model for  
>> what I'm doing. Brad -- thank you for making those available and  
>> sharing your work.
>>
>> My application also aims to use the DXF format as a basis for  
>> importing AutoCAD drawings. Brad -- I'm wondering if you might  
>> share what you're doing along these lines so I can assist and/or  
>> build on the work you've already done. Would that be possible? I'm  
>> willing to work in any arrangement that makes sense to you. Please  
>> let me know.
>>
>> Thanks to both Graham and Brad for making your code publicly  
>> available.
>>
>> -Allan Daly
>>
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