C++ / Advanced / Working with .dwg files, Working with .dgn files / Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows, WinCE, WinRT
Location:
<INSTALL_DIR>/Dgn/Examples/ExDgnXRefDump
Note: <INSTALL_DIR> is a directory where
you unpacked the Drawings SDK archive.
Description
A simple console application that shows working with Reference Attachment
elements that can be stored in both .dgn and .dwg files.
This application loads a .dgn file and dumps found XData database elements
to the destination file.
Run Sample Application
To run the ExDgnXRefDump sample application, please do the following:
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.
Run the sample with appropriate arguments:
ExDgnXRefDump <source file> <destination file>
source file
Full path to the source .dgn file.
destination file
Full path to the destination file, to save the dump data in.
If the application executed properly, you will see the progress of the source
file loading process.
In case you get the "usage" message, check the parameters.
An error message indicates problems with the source file.