Thanks Peter. I'll give that a go.
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From: Peter Dowdle [mailto:PDowdle@;ipswich.qld.gov.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 11:13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MI-L AutoCAD Import
Percy
- This solution should get you around the DXF error message, and then
you can set the projection through the "Projection Button" in the "DXF
Import Information" window.
I have also had problems importing .dxf files from AutoCAD into
Mapinfo. We have Autodesk Map 2002 and MapInfo 6.5.
I have found that if the AutoCAD .DWG file is saved as a Version 12
.DXF file, there are no problems importing it into MapInfo.
If the .DWG file was saved as an AutoCAD 2000 .DXF and imported into
MapInfo, I get the following error:
AutoCAD 2000.DXF
"DXF Error: Unknown DXF item code: line 847."
If .DWG file is saved as AutoCAD 14 .DXF and imported in Mapinfo, the
file imports, but there is no procedure to allocate different layers:
AutoCAD 14.DXF
"A DXF Warning has occurred"
"DXF file does not contain a tables section. All objects will be
considered to be on layer "0"."
So, if you have AutoCAD, open the .DXF files in AutoCAD and re-save
them as Version 12 .DXF files. Then import these .DXF files into
Mapinfo.
This is just one work around that I found works. I'm sure that there
are some others. I hope this helps.
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>>> "Bell, Percy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/05/02 08:34am >>>
Hi Everybody,
I'm having a really difficult time importing some
AutoCAD
files into MapInfo. When I try to directly import them I get a DXF
error
message. Then I can pull them out and split them into layers and thus
import
them but then I run into a second wave of problems with setting the
projection and coordinates.
The people who have supplied the data really don't know
a
lot about it all we have is that it is a Lambert projection. I have
tried
running it with the equal area proportion option for Australia and
through a
process of trial and error have got the maps to sit frustratingly close
to
our comparison maps but it seem still sits slightly rotated off so that
even
if you get the four coordinate points to match perfectly the maps are
out of
alignment at the corners.
Does anybody have any suggestions for what to do from
here?
Thanks,
Percy
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