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Export DXF.

vimaldevlpr
vimaldevlpr over 6 years ago

Hai,

I don't  know how to export DXF for all the present layer by once itself  by using  File->Export->DXF we only take the present layer.  For another we need to change that layer and once again i want to do the same process in this case how to take all the layer by once itself  any one guide me please. if it possible by skill share me the code please.

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  • Gowtham229
    Gowtham229 over 6 years ago

    hi what was your actual concern do you want to take all the layer in dxf at once

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  • vimaldevlpr
    vimaldevlpr over 6 years ago in reply to Gowtham229

    Hai gowtham thanks for your reply it actually takes much time for taking again and again if it once means very easy  thats why if it possible can you please say how to do.

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 1 year ago in reply to AS202407274910

    The 'DXF.il' code posted by vimaldevlpr 5 years ago should do what you want...

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  • Daniel
    Daniel over 1 year ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    could you please help a code for import all DXF file into another board a quickly?

    thanks

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  • AS202407274910
    AS202407274910 over 1 year ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Please help me how to save that .il file and execute the code. Please please…….

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 1 year ago in reply to AS202407274910

    Save the following skill code into the file 'DXF.il'

    procedure( DXF()

      let((l_cnvFiles DesignName f p LayerStr cmd)

        l_cnvFiles = nil
        designName = axlCurrentDesign()
        foreach(filmName axlGetParam("artwork")->groupMembers
            f = strcat("DXF_" filmName)
            p = axlDMOpenFile("ALLEGRO_CNV" f "w")
            fprintf(p "#This is the Layer Conversion File used for\n")
            fprintf(p "#importing DXF data into Allegro/APD.\n\n")
            fprintf(p "#CLASS!SUBCLASS!DXF_LAYER!\n\n")
            foreach(layer axlGetParam(strcat("artwork:" filmName))->groupMembers
                layerStr = parseString(layer "/")
                fprintf(p "%s!\n%s!%s!\n\n" car(layerStr) cadr(layerStr) strcat(car(layerStr) "_" cadr(layerStr)))
            )
            fprintf(p "#END\n")
            push(get_filename(p) l_cnvFiles)
            axlDMClose(p)
            sprintf(cmd "a2dxf -$ -u MM -a 3 -f 12 -c L \"%s.cnv\" \"%s/%s_%s.dxf\" %%s" f getWorkingDir() designName filmName)
            axlRunBatchDBProgram("Creating DXF File" cmd ?warnProgram t ?noExitMsgs t)
        )
        errset(mapcar('deleteFile l_cnvFiles) t)

     )
    )
    axlCmdRegister("DXF" 'DXF)

    then in Allegro at the 'command>' prompt enter the following:

    skill load 'DXF.il'

    DXF

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 1 year ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Opps, change the the registered command name from 'DXF' to 'ART_DXF' as it breaks the original 'dxf in' and 'dxf out' commands

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 1 year ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Opps, change the the registered command name from 'DXF' to 'ART_DXF' as it breaks the original 'dxf in' and 'dxf out' commands

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  • AS202407274910
    AS202407274910 over 1 year ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    THANKYOU. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN EXECUTED PROPERLY, BUT THE DXF FILE IS NOT OPENING.

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 1 year ago in reply to AS202407274910

    I used the wrong quote in the skill load statement, please replace it with:

    skill load "DXF.il"

    s

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  • AS202407274910
    AS202407274910 over 1 year ago in reply to DavidJHutchins

    Thankyou so much for the help david. Everything is working fine with code.

    Also I have used createDir() in that provided code to create subfolder. Subfolder got created but the dxf files which are generating are not saving in that subfolder.

    Do I need to write any code for this? Please help

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  • DavidJHutchins
    DavidJHutchins over 1 year ago in reply to AS202407274910

    I made a simple change to the skill code to write the dxf files to the outputs folder:

    C:\Temp>diff dxf.bak dxf.il
    18c18,19
    < sprintf(cmd "a2dxf -$ -u MM -a 3 -f 12 -c L \"%s.cnv\" \"%s/%s_%s.dxf\" %%s" f getWorkingDir() designName filmName)
    ---
    > createDir("outputs")
    > sprintf(cmd "a2dxf -$ -u MM -a 3 -f 12 -c L \"%s.cnv\" \"%s/outputs/%s_%s.dxf\" %%s" f getWorkingDir() designName filmName)

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