Thanks for the steps to extracting text from the DXF Larry. I'm acutally looking at the Kabeja library (suggested by Christopher) as a way to improve DXF import. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
http://kabeja.sourceforge.net/ SS On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Larry Becker <becker.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi SS, > > We also have the need to transfer our labels from CAD to SkyJUMP. > > 1) Use Michael's DXF plugin to import the (simple) DXF. It comes in with a > Text attribute. > 2) Use my "Extract Layer by Attribute" plugin, (which defaults to the > attribute "Layer") to break the dxf-derived layer back out to the original > layers. > 3) Change the style on layers that have text to: > a. Enable Labeling on the "TEXT attribute" > b. Set the horizontal alignment to LEFT for layers with comment text. > c. Set the Height attribute to TEXT_HEIGHT. > d. Check Scale labels with the zoom level > > If you follow these steps, you should get reasonably good text in your OJ > map from the CAD original. I recommend exporting as an R12 dxf if > possible. You can use a free program like EveryDWG to do the conversion. > > regards, > Larry > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Sunburned Surveyor > <sunburned.surve...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks for all of the responses. I'll get with Christopher on >> implementing the external renderer. >> >> Larry asked some good questions. Let me try to answer them. >> >> Larry wrote: "The renderer is the lest of your problem with adding the >> capability to do labels without a backing feature. How are you >> planning to persist the labels?" >> >> I planned on persisting them as a normal Feature object, which means >> they could be stored in a Shapefile, or maybe a delimited text file. >> I'll likley wrap these features in a Layerable implementation. >> >> Larry wrote: "How will this integrate with the Project (Task)? How >> will you keep this from making prior .jmp files incompatible?" >> >> I don't think any modifications to the project file will be needed at >> this point. All of the attributes for locating and styling the text >> can be stored in the feature attributes (I think). >> >> Larry wrote: "Why is it necessary to even do labels that don't have >> features? What is their use case? >> >> The use cases are centered more on cartographic map production than >> traditional spatial analysis. For example: I want to be able to import >> notes from the CAD drawings my company produces when I import a DXF. >> >> Larry wrote: "In SkyJUMP I added a stand alone Text tool, but it >> basically uses a new style with standard Features." >> >> I want to do something similar. I'll take a look at the stand alone >> text tool in SkyJUMP. It would probably make a good starting point. >> >> Thanks for all of the help. >> >> SS >> >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Giuseppe Aruta <giuseppe_ar...@yahoo.it> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Stefan, >> > >> >> (somewehere on the >> >> wiki there >> >> was a tip on how to use html tags for displaying images? >> > >> > Here: http://openjump.org/wiki/show/View nder "Map tooltip". >> > >> > Peppe >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > This SF.net email is sponsored by: >> > High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. >> > Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >> > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: >> High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. >> Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com >> _______________________________________________ >> Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >> Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > > > -- > http://amusingprogrammer.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. > Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
