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- Message-ID: <1992Dec10.194144.63552@edgeway.wimsey.bc.ca>
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- From: Peter_Dusicka@edgeway.wimsey.bc.ca
- Organization: EdgeWays! InfoLink - A FirstClass GUI BBS - "The Edge of Communications and GateWays to the World." North Vancouver, BC Canada
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 19:41:44 PST
- Subject: Re: dxf files to DOS
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- > Has anyone tried to translate dxf files from mac to DOS?
-
- Yes, I had no problem doing so! It mainly depends on the export functions and
- capabilities of your Mac program, since everyone is trying to meet the AutoCAD
- dxf standard. (ie. blame the Mac program if it doesn't work)
-
- So, I just:
- - exported the drawing from my Mac CAD program (Ashlar Vellum) to dxf and saved it on my HD.
- - poped a DOS formated disk in my floppy (using some extension to except such
- a disk, or the apple file transfer program)
- - copied (draged) the file to the floppy.
- - brought the floppy to the clone, poped it in
- - open autoCAD with new drawing
- - say 'dxfin' and type in the name of the file
-
- There it was, no prob. for me. Now if you are using AutoCAD for Mac, you
- don't (as far as I know - do correct me if I'm wrong) have to convert to
- '.dxf' format for file transfers. Just transfer the '.dwg' file should be
- fine.
-
- Good luck,
-
- Petr
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