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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Shapefile to DXF attribute loss |
| Date: |
01/03/2002 03:01:42 PM |
| From: |
Kelly Vanlandingham |
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AutoCAD Map or Land Development Desktop R2 or higer will read shape files
directly. Once you import the files, you can DXF Out the files from
AutoCAD. You can import each shape file by the type of entity which you
wish to import (lines, attributes, etc.).
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Irving" <dirving@box.net.au>
To: "Ayodeji Akinseye" <ayo_akinseye@yahoo.com>
Cc: <gislist@geocomm.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: GISList: Shapefile to DXF attribute loss
> Ayo -
>
> My recollection (misty after several years) of DXF (Drawing eXchange
> Format) files is that they are for moving drawings from one CAD system
> to another. I don't recall there being any space for attributes (other
> than things like lineweight and layer number) in them. If you have the
> data as Shapefiles, why do you need to convert them to DXF anyway? If
> you need to move them from ArcView to some other GIS you'd be better off
> with one of the many fine conversion utilities available (some free)
> which do it directly. If, on the other hand, you want to use your data
> in AutoCad, you don't really need (and probably can't really use) the
> attributes anyway - CAD systems are notoriously bad at dealing with
> attributes.
>
> Regards,
> David
>
> Ayodeji Akinseye wrote:
> >
> > Dear List
> > Happy and Prosperous New Year to all!.
> >
> > I am trying to convert an Arcview shapefile to DXF.
> > The data displays
> > in Arcview as DXF, but all attributes are gone!!!. The
> > attributes are
> > really important because they contain street names and
> > Road classification
> > Any sugestions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Will SUM.
> >
> > Regards
> > Ayo Akinseye
> > Digital & Spatial Solutions
> > 163, Oyadiran Estate
> > Lagos, Nigeria
> >
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