Re: [QGIS-Developer] Microstation DGN v8

2018-03-15 Thread Nyall Dawson
On 14 March 2018 at 00:46, Carlo A. Bertelli (Charta s.r.l.)
 wrote:
> Anyway, GDAL has a new driver based on the free (as in free speech as well
> as in free beer) Libopencad (https://github.com/sandyre/libopencad), it's
> called OpenCAD: http://www.gdal.org/drv_cad.html.
> Unfortunately it does not cover DGN v8. I think Alexandr Borzykh could
> extend his library to cover it as it is similar to DWG (it has no relation
> to previous "true" DGN format).

This would indeed be very valuable. I personally see it as a critical
risk for open source geo if we can't tighten our links to CAD (and
unfortunately, that means dealing with these proprietary formats).
Let's hope someone steps up and funds this development!

Nyall
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Re: [QGIS-Developer] Microstation DGN v8

2018-03-13 Thread Carlo A. Bertelli (Charta s.r.l.)
We have been members of OpenDWG then Open Design Alliance for years. Teigha
is not open source, but we never paid any fee to use the converter/viewer,
I don't know if there is any limitation to use the (binary) libraries
included. I don't think so, but I may be wrong.
Licensing the source is unfortunately not free (as in free beer) and open
is "members only" which is a real pity.
Anyway, GDAL has a new driver based on the free (as in free speech as well
as in free beer) Libopencad (https://github.com/sandyre/libopencad), it's
called OpenCAD: http://www.gdal.org/drv_cad.html.
Unfortunately it does not cover DGN v8. I think Alexandr Borzykh could
extend his library to cover it as it is similar to DWG (it has no relation
to previous "true" DGN format).
c


On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Jürgen E. Fischer  wrote:

> Hi Erik,
>
> On Tue, 13. Mar 2018 at 13:59:48 +0100, Erik Leemreijze wrote:
> > I went looking for a solution and according to this website
> > (http://www.gdal.org/drv_dgnv8.html) it should actually be possible to
> load
> > the file format DGN v8 in QGis 2.18 and 3.0. However, it still does not
> > work. Does anyone know a solution for this problem?
>
> "This driver requires to be built against the (non open source) Open Design
> Alliance Teiga library."
>
> And that library is proprietary and only available for a fee (see
> https://www.opendesign.com/join).
>
>
> Jürgen
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Re: [QGIS-Developer] Microstation DGN v8

2018-03-13 Thread Jürgen E . Fischer
Hi Erik,

On Tue, 13. Mar 2018 at 13:59:48 +0100, Erik Leemreijze wrote:
> I went looking for a solution and according to this website
> (http://www.gdal.org/drv_dgnv8.html) it should actually be possible to load
> the file format DGN v8 in QGis 2.18 and 3.0. However, it still does not
> work. Does anyone know a solution for this problem?

"This driver requires to be built against the (non open source) Open Design
Alliance Teiga library."

And that library is proprietary and only available for a fee (see
https://www.opendesign.com/join).


Jürgen

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