owenransen Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 I've been looking at ESRI Shape files and decided to create ShapeToDxf (Windows only). I wanted to see how hard it was and how much of a market there was. The download is a very early beta, but if you want to make DXF files from your SHP files it could be useful. I don't ask for your email, but I do ask for your feedback! The back half of ShapeToDxf application Pointor. After a few years of development I know more or less what Pointor users want, but I'm not so sure what Shape To Dxf should deliver, especially as far as 3D and layers and text annotations etc. are concerned. Anybody who gives me feedback, good or bad, will get the final release free (if they want it!) Here's the page: http://www.ransen.com/Shp2Dxf.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 I'll try this and give some report, nice job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 I'll try this and give some report, nice job It is very basic, so all feedback welcome... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 hello , some issue : 1. if I open program in windows 8.1 64bit , there is an error said , cannot create program dir, maybe permission issue. after click Ok, program running 2. quick look on the prgram GUI, I dont know what the real function of big square icon below main menu (big square qith black and grey color), it is ugly 3. you should try to add dxf/dwg to shp too, but with the nice result, like attribute preserve and shorting entity, that's the function I still search right now thats all, Im not into to autocad things so, I dont have any deep experience in dxf itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 hello , some issue : 1. if I open program in windows 8.1 64bit , there is an error said , cannot create program dir, maybe permission issue. after click Ok, program running 2. quick look on the prgram GUI, I dont know what the real function of big square icon below main menu (big square qith black and grey color), it is ugly 3. you should try to add dxf/dwg to shp too, but with the nice result, like attribute preserve and shorting entity, that's the function I still search right now thats all, Im not into to autocad things so, I dont have any deep experience in dxf itself Yes, I've been trying in Windows 7 only, I'll try to sort out the Windows 8 error message. I should not have left the toolbar in the program until it was better looking. Everything in the toolbar is in the menu, but your point is taken. I'm not sure what you mean by point 3. Do you mean add the shape into an existing DXF file? I'm currently working on adding text fields from the DBF file into the final DXF, either as attributes if the entities can be represented as blocks, or as text entities near the shape object. What do you mean by a "shorting entity"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 sorry for not clearly explain, Im not native English speaker I know that your conversion is from shp to dxf, but as GIS analyst point of view, like me, more important things is the opposite, convert from dxf or dwg into shp. but it's really hard to convert from dxf/dwg into shp without loosing part of information so number 3 more like suggestion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I know that your conversion is from shp to dxf, but as GIS analyst point of view, like me, more important things is the opposite, convert from dxf or dwg into shp. but it's really hard to convert from dxf/dwg into shp without loosing part of information Your English is fine. What information do you lose? What does the original DWg or DXF file contain which you end up missing in SHP? I imagine it has to do with the DBF file which accompanies the SHP file? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Ok, I've sussed the problem of the "cannot access folder" bug. A new release will be out tomorrow with other new features, and a better toolbar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 A new version is now available, still a beta, but probably useful in some circumstances. You can get it here (no sign up, just download and use): http://www.ransen.com/ShapeToDxf/Default.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 What information do you lose? What does the original DWg or DXF file contain which you end up missing in SHP? I imagine it has to do with the DBF file which accompanies the SHP file? exactly and in DXF/DWG , you will get a lot of entity that consolidated on one file , like legend, text or border which is unused in GIS , sometimes I find its really difficult to separate them. yep and the dbf is pain in the ass , always missing, ehm, your next version seems promising, I will try and give you report, BTW if you can make complete conversion software, I mean not only one way but two way conversion DWG/DXF - SHP, those will more interesting to the market oh can you add partial area or entity conversion in case someone only need some of the entity or area to convert but not all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 BTW if you can make complete conversion software, I mean not only one way but two way conversion DWG/DXF - SHP, those will more interesting to the market oh can you add partial area or entity conversion in case someone only need some of the entity or area to convert but not all of them Do you mean, for example, save only the zoomed portion to DXF? I agree DXF->SHP would be interesting and I'll look at that when I've got this ShapeToDxf under my belt properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Do you mean, for example, save only the zoomed portion to DXF? yep, or maybe manually select the entity, or adding clip area, oh I remember one thing, if you convert shp to dxf, how bout the coordinate or projection? is it still intact or lost? maybe it will usefull if we use dxf in to autocad civil design or autocad map that need projection or coordinate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 if you convert shp to dxf, how bout the coordinate or projection? is it still intact or lost? maybe it will usefull if we use dxf in to autocad civil design or autocad map that need projection or coordinate I'm not quite sure how best to handle that, I hope I get enough feedback to make a decision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 In GIS, we really care bout Projection and Coordinate. Im not CAD users, so I cant describe on CAD area, but Autodesk have Product that touch map (Civil design and 3D Map), so maybe you can preserve coordinate or projection information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted September 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 In GIS, we really care bout Projection and Coordinate. Im not CAD users, so I cant describe on CAD area, but Autodesk have Product that touch map (Civil design and 3D Map), so maybe you can preserve coordinate or projection information I'm aiming for the customers who need to get hold of shape files, but they do not want/cannot afford a full blown GIS+CAD system. Ihope to get more feedback on how people want to handle projection and DBF data as the program develops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 ShapeToDxf now has its own website... http://www.shapetodxf.com ...where you can still get the free beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Now ShapeToDxf includes a 3D viewer for the SHP + DBF files which include 3d info. Free beta here: http://www.ShapeToDxf.com I've been looking at ESRI Shape files and decided to create ShapeToDxf (Windows only). I wanted to see how hard it was and how much of a market there was. The download is a very early beta, but if you want to make DXF files from your SHP files it could be useful. I don't ask for your email, but I do ask for your feedback! The back half of ShapeToDxf application Pointor. After a few years of development I know more or less what Pointor users want, but I'm not so sure what Shape To Dxf should deliver, especially as far as 3D and layers and text annotations etc. are concerned. Anybody who gives me feedback, good or bad, will get the final release free (if they want it!) Here's the page: http://www.ransen.com/Shp2Dxf.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 A new pure 64 bit version to download from here...http://www.ShapeToDxf.com/...it'll be slow with very big files but you should be able toconvert larger files now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GK000000 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Arcv2CAD 7.0 ESRI Shapefile to AutoCAD® DXF/DWG Converter New release - Arcv2CAD 7.0 Support all AutoCAD versions up to AutoCAD 2015 Arcv2CAD 7.0 converts ESRI shapefiles (ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcMap etc.) to AutoCAD DXF and DWG formats. This allows shapefiles to be read by virtually all CAD software, for example AutoCAD, MicroStation, CivilCAD, DesignCAD, SolidWorks, as well as numerous other Mapping and Graphics software, eg CorelDraw, Surfer, World Construction Set. http://www.4shared.com/rar/C3oLN6FDba/Guthrie_Arcv2CAD_70.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) Arcv2CAD 7.0 I'm aware of this, but it is very expensive, ShapeToDxf should be about 25% of the cost of Arcv2Cad. The last time I tried it Arcv2Cad did not show you the DXF file you were creating, ShapeToDxf does. Arcv2Cad is more sophisticated, but for some users ShapeToDxf may be the right answer. Also ShapeToDxf is free to anyone who gives feedback on the beta. Edited October 21, 2014 by owenransen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 The latest version of ShapeToDxf has these new features: Layers (and their colors) set by elevation. 3D viewer included. Layers (and their colors)n set by any DBF field value. PointZ, PolygonZ and PolyLineZ types recognised. Available in 32 bit and 64 bit versions As usual, this beta is free and anybody who gives suggestions or comments about the program will get the final full release free. You can find the downloads and help file here: http://www.ShapeToDxf.com If you have specific requirements for your Shape To Dxf conversions please contact me at the above site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I just merge your topic, since this is same stuff, next time update bout your program Shape to DXF will be here, njoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niknot Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hi Owen. I have been in the GIS industry for the last 17 years & converting from shapefile to CAD with preserving some attribute info has always been a pain in ArcMap. I will download & provide feedback as I also do some programming. Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenransen Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hi Owen. I have been in the GIS industry for the last 17 years & converting from shapefile to CAD with preserving some attribute info has always been a pain in ArcMap. I will download & provide feedback as I also do some programming. Cheers, Alan Thanks. I've tried to make it easy to add in the attributes from the database into the DXF (from the shape). All suggestions welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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