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- Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:25 pm
- Forum: dxflib 'How Do I' Questions
- Topic: Units in a dxf file and dealing with blocks
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Re: Units in a dxf file and dealing with blocks
And looking at the output I'm getting I have a strong suspicion that I have blocks which should have non zero bpx and bpy values but are being returned as 0 by the parser. That is because the line data in them is drawing metre long objects between distances like 44 and 45 m yet bpx and bpy are 0 and...
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:10 pm
- Forum: dxflib 'How Do I' Questions
- Topic: Units in a dxf file and dealing with blocks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 24689
Re: Units in a dxf file and dealing with blocks
Thanks for your response. Some of it is working well, particularly the units issue (who knew you could deal in parsecs!). And yes I am ignoring Dl_PolyLine::number now. My only questions remaining are things to do with how blocks are used. I'm aware dxflib only parses the information and we should c...
- Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:18 pm
- Forum: dxflib 'How Do I' Questions
- Topic: Units in a dxf file and dealing with blocks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 24689
Units in a dxf file and dealing with blocks
Hi all, I've recently started using dxflib and have had some success, but have also come across a couple of things I'm not sure how to proceed with. 1) I'm dealing with files that have different units (one in mm, one in m [for example]). Is there a function that detects this? 2a) Some lines are abse...