dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

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Jojodu75
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dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

Post by Jojodu75 » Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:39 am

Hello,

I use Qcad v 3.21.3 installed on a Linux Server.

I have a dwg file I created in Autocad and there is a file attached to it (as an external reference).

When I use dwg2pdf to convert the dwg file, the attached files are not displayed/converted on the pdf.

Example :
Here is the command I use : dwg2pdf -platform offscreen -a -fs -f -l -o <pdfFileName> <dwgFileName>

Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks in advance for your answers.
Attachments
expectedResult.png
The result I'd like to see.
expectedResult.png (35.36 KiB) Viewed 2653 times
dwg2pdfResult.png
The result of the dwg2pdf conversion.
dwg2pdfResult.png (14.13 KiB) Viewed 2653 times

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andrew
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Re: dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

Post by andrew » Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:59 am

External references (XRefs) are not supported at this point.

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Re: dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

Post by Jojodu75 » Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:29 am

Ok, thank you for your answer.

Will the feature be added eventually ?

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Re: dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

Post by andrew » Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:27 pm

Not in the near future (<3 months). Longer term this is on our radar, yes.

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Re: dwg2pdf does not display attached files.

Post by Jojodu75 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:36 am

Ok, thank you for your answer.

Qcad is a great tool, keep up the good work.

Do you know if there is an alternative CLI tool I could use today to render XRefs ?

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