C++ / Working with .dwg files, Working with .dgn files / Linux, Windows
Location:
<INSTALL_DIR>/Drawing/Examples/OdAveEx
Description
The sample illustrates working with old-style materials, lights, scenes (AVE) used in early versions of .dwg files.
Run Sample Application
To run the OdAveEx 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:
OdAveEx <option> <filename>
option
-r — Dump AVE information from file.
-w — Create a sample file with AVE information using box.sat file data.
filename
Full path to a .dwg file.
If the application executed properly, you will see the progress of loading or
saving a file (depending on the option) and information about the AVE data
dump.
In case you get the "usage" message, check the parameters.
An error message indicates problems with the source file.