INPUT FILE SUPPORT:
- Translates all AutoCAD DXF and DWG versions up to and including AutoCAD 2017.
- Extended Entity Data (Xdata) translation.
- Additional XDATA types.
SHAPEFILE OUTPUT:
- Translation to 2D shapefiles(Point, Polyline, Polygon and Multipoint).
- Translation to 3D shapefiles(PointZ, PolylineZ, PolygonZ, MultipointZ and Multipatch).
- Translate 3D surfaces to MultiPatch shapefile types.
- MPolygon support.
ATTRIBUTES/ TEXT TRANSLATION:
- Keep AutoCAD Annotation objects when converting DXF/DWG to ESRI ArcGIS Shapefile (Attributes translation).
- Text to ‘Labels Theme’.
- Text to exploded polyline option. – allows direct translation of CAD Text to visible text in ArcGIS/ArcMap/ArcView. The resultant text and placement will be visually identical to that in the originating CAD drawing.
- Create feature attributes from ATTRIB data, Xdata, Entities properties and User defined attributes.
Z (ELEVATION) VALUE CONVERSION:
- Attach Z value as ‘Elevation’ data.
POLYGON CONVERSION:
- Translate holes / islands /donuts from originating CAD drawing to Polygon shapefile.
- Close Polygon gaps.
USEFUL CONVERSION FEATURES:
- Batch conversion via command line.
- Filter by Layer, Area, Color, Entity.
- Layers control – translate only the CAD Layers that you require.
- Region control – translate the whole drawing or a selected area.
AUTOCAD DRAWING FEATURES:
- Translate AutoCAD entities (point, line, polyline, circle, Arc, Hatch, 3D face, 3D mesh etc.).
- Dimensions/Leader/Tolerance support.
- Length attribute for polylines.
OTHER CONVERTER FEATURES:
- Stand-alone CAD to Shapefile conversion.
- Built in projections.
- Suport coordinate system (Lat/long degrees and UTM WGS83/NAD84).
- Optionally output to Excel/CSV, XYZ file.
