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Exporting a .dgn File to a Collada (.dae) File

Summary

ODA Product: Drawings SDK
Sample Name: ExDgnColladaExport
Categories: C++ / Beginner / Working with .dgn files / Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows, WinCE, WinRT
Location: <INSTALL_DIR>/Dgn/Examples/ExDgnColladaExport

Note: <INSTALL_DIR> is a directory where you unpacked the Drawings SDK archive.

Description

A console application that reads a .dgn file and writes it to a Collada (.dae) file. Illustrates use of /Kernel/Exports/ColladaExport functionality.

Run Sample Application

To run the ExDgnColladaExport sample application, please do the following:

  1. Open the terminal and go to the directory where the sample binary file is built:
    • For Windows: <INSTALL_DIR>\exe\<PLATFORM_NAME>\
    • For Non-Windows OS: <INSTALL_DIR>/bin/<PLATFORM_NAME>/
    <INSTALL_DIR> is a directory where you unpacked the Drawings SDK archive.
    To determine your <PLATFORM_NAME> parameter, please see the ODA Platform Naming Conventions section in the Downloading Drawings SDK topic.
  2. Run the sample with appropriate arguments:
    ExDgnColladaExport <source file> <target file>
input file Full path to the source .dgn file.
output file Full path to the target .dae file. Please note, that the extension of the target file should be also specified.

If the application executed properly, you will see the progress of the source file opening process and a message, informing that the file was succesfully exported. In case you get the "usage" message, check the parameters. An error message indicates problems with the source file.

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Using the Sample Code

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