Hello,
Do you know how i can import a dxf file in eagle pro 6.2.0?
On 12/17/2012 1:46 PM, andrew massey wrote:
Hello, Do you know how i can import a dxf file in eagle pro 6.2.0?
Hi Andrew,
Try the importdxf ulp that's up on our website www.cadsoftusa.com ->
Downloads -> User Language Programs.
hth,
Jorge Garcia
Personally I didn't have much luck with some user language programs for DXF (maybe they have improved, I checked over a year ago so my
information could be old).
But, I found a nice method which works well, and can work for some other popular file formats too.
Basically the trick is to use an in-between format. I found that inkscape (freeware) is good at reading DXF and can convert to HPGL format.
I picked HPGL format because it is a trivial exercise to convert that to EAGLE script format. More info on it is here.
Thankyou i read your link etc.but i still dont understand what all this process of getting a dxf into eagle is all about.
I mean, the only thing that can be brought into an eagle layout is a part, so do i have to convert the dxf file into a part?
....is there a youtube video that i can see that shows the dxf import process?
Am i just being a bit weak and pathetic here, because this whole concept of dxf import into Eagle via these ULP's sounds liek rocket science to me.
....should i just get on with it, and when i start clcking the conversion ULP, everything will just happen before my eyes , so to speak?
On 12/17/2012 5:27 PM, shabaz wrote:
Personally I didn't have much luck with some user language programs for DXF (maybe they have improved, I checked over a year ago so myinformation could be old). But, I found a nice method which works well, and can work for some other popular file formats too.Basically the trick is to use an in-between format. I found that inkscape (freeware) is good at reading DXF and can convert to HPGL format.I picked HPGL format because it is a trivial exercise to convert that to EAGLE script format. More info on it is here (http://badcafe.co.uk/2011/03/20/dxf-hpgl-to-eagle-script-conversion/).
I picked HPGL format because it is a trivial exercise to convert that to EAGLE script format. More info on it is here (http://badcafe.co.uk/2011/03/20/dxf-hpgl-to-eagle-script-conversion/).
Hi Shabaz,
This looks very cool, I would encourage you to upload this script to
www.cadsoftusa.com for the benefit of other EAGLE users. Additionally I
would like your permission to port the code over to EAGLE's ULP language
to make a more integrated utility in EAGLE.
The importdxf utility I mentioned is newer than a year old and I
basically combined the best parts of the existing DXF import tools along
with some new functionality to make a ULP that could import 75% of the
DXF files you'll run into. I would like to do something similar with
your utility especially for the possibility to import various image
formats into EAGLE. I will give proper attribution as would be expected
in the open source community.
Best Regards,
Cadsoft Support
Hi Jorge,
No problem at all, you're welcome to port or to make use of it however you wish. Unfortunately I was only familiar with the script commands, not ULP.
HPGL is a nice format because it is quite simplistic!
On 12/18/2012 6:42 PM, shabaz wrote:
Hi Jorge, No problem at all, you're welcome to port or to make use of it however you wish. Unfortunately I was only familiar with the script commands, not ULP.HPGL is a nice format because it is quite simplistic!
Thanks Shabaz,
I will get on it, and thanks for your contribution to the community.
