Re: dxf converters (any info?)
Brian Furtaw (brian++at++sonic.clubfed.sgi.com)
Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:43:10 -0400
On Jul 18, 6:11pm, Wim Elhorst wrote:
> Subject: dxf converters (any info?)
> Hi;
>
> we have a database (40Mb) in dxf format and want to prune it using modelgen.
> Modelgen does not easily digest this file, so the question is,
> are there any sgi-based tools available for segmenting dxf files into
> smaller dxf files; or tools for direct dxf to flight format translation ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> -wim
>
> --
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> Wim Elhorst. Fokker Space & Systems BV.
> wim++at++fss.fokker.nl P.O.Box 32070
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> fax: (71)245498 The Netherlands
>-- End of excerpt from Wim Elhorst
I don't know of a flight format converter for dxf but your SGI comes equipped
with DxfToIv, which outputs inventor format files, which Performer can read.
Look for /usr/lib/Showcase/ift/DxfToIv on your system DxfToIv -h will explain
the rest. Hope this helps.
Brian
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