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Converting a .dgn File to a .bmp File

Summary

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

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

Description

A simple application that reads a .dgn file and converts it to a .bmp file.

Run Sample Application

To run the ExDgnToBmp 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:
    ExDgnToBmp <source file> <destination file> [-DO]
source file Full path to the source .dgn file to be converted.
destination file Full path to the destination .bmp file. Please note, that the extension of the target file should be also specified.
-DO Disable the output of the progress meter.

If the application executed properly, you will see the progress of the source file loading process (until the -DO parameter is used). 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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