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Dumping Active Layout Geometry for .dgn Files

Summary

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

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

Description

A sample application that dumps geometry of the active layout of the .dgn file to the console or to the destination .stl file.

Run Sample Application

To run the ExDgnVectorize 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:
    ExDgnVectorize <filename> [<stlFilename>] [-DO]
filename Full path to the source .dgn file.
stlFilename Full path to the destination .stl file, to save the dumped geometry data in. Please note, that the extension of the 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. After the file is loaded, the dump of geometry data appears. 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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