NAME¶

dwgadd.5 - Format of the LibreDWG dwgadd example input-file

DESCRIPTION¶

The dwgadd program accepts this input format to add entities and objects to a DWG file.

COMMANDS¶

commands start at each new line and must begin with a keyword and has optional arguments.

comments start with # and are ignored.

entities are created with the arguments as in the VBA object model AddEntity or AddObject methods.

entities are added to the model space by default, objects to the DWG or to parents objects, as e.g. with "xrecord dictionary".

readdwg "file.dwg"

This must be the very first command. Otherwise a new, empty DWG Document is created.

readdxf "file.dxf"

This must be the very first command. Otherwise a new, empty DWG Document is created.

readjson "file.json"

This must be the very first command. Otherwise a new, empty DWG Document is created.

imperial

By default a new DWG is created as metric. There must be maximal one imperial line.

version number

Writes the output file in this version. It accepts numbers only "[0-9.]+", prefixes it with an "r", and converts this string via dwg_version_as("r"version) to a "Dwg_Version_Type". It accepts only valid DWG versions. There must be maximal one version line.

pspace

Add further entities to the paper space.

mspace

Add further entities to the model space again. This is only needed when a previous "pspace" command was used. mspace is the default.

HEADER.field = value

Assign "VALUES" to a HEADER field. See the full documentation of valid HEADER fields.

point (3dpoint)

line (3dpoint) (3dpoint)

Create a line variable and entity. You may set all other fields via the "line.field = value" syntax. E.g. "line.layer = "0""

ray (3dpoint) (3dpoint)

xline (3dpoint) (3dpoint)

text "text_value" (ins_pt) height

mtext (ins_pt) height "text_value"

leader num_points ((points)...) mtext type

mtext must be the immediate previous command.

attribute 8 0 "prompt" (0.0 1.0 0.0) "tag" "text"

attdef 8 0 "prompt" (0.0 1.0 0.0) "tag" "default_text"

block "name"

Starts a new block.

endblk

Ends the current block.

insert (ins_pt) "name" xscale yscale zscale rotation

minsert (ins_pt) "name" xscale yscale zscale rotation numrows numcols rowspacing colspacing

polyline_2d numpts ((2dpoints) ...)

lwpolyline numpts ((2dpoints) ...)

polyline_3d numpts ((3dpoints) ...)

arc (center) radius startangle endangle

circle (center) radius

polyline_pface 5 3 ((3dpoints)...) ((faces_4ints)...)

polyline_mesh num_m_verts num_n_verts ((3dpoints)...)

dimension_aligned (xline1_pt) (xline2_pt) (text_midpt)

dimension_ang2ln (center_pt) (xline1end_pt) (xline2end_pt) (text_midpt)

dimension_ang3pt (center_pt) (xline1_pt) (xline2_pt) (text_midpt)

dimension_diameter (chord_pt) (far_chord_pt) leader_len

dimension_ordinate (feature_location_pt) (leader_endpt) number

dimension_radius (center_pt) (chord_pt) leader_len

dimension_linear (xline1_pt) (xline2_pt) (def_pt) angle

3dface (pt1) (pt2) (pt3) [(pt4)]

solid (pt1) (pt2-2d) (pt3-2d) (pt4-2d)

trace (pt1) (pt2-2d) (pt3-2d) (pt4-2d)

shape "name" (3dpoint) scale angle

viewport "name"

ellipse (center_pt) major_axis axis_ratio

spline num_fitpts ((fitpts)...) (begin_tan_vector) (end_tan_vector)

dictionary "name" "key" handle_ref

xrecord dictionary "name"

tolerance "testtekst" (0 0 0) (0 0 1)

mlinestyle "name"

mline num_points ((points)...)

layout viewport "name" "canonical_media_name"

torus (center_pt) (normal) major_radius minor_radius

sphere (center_pt) (normal) radius

cylinder (center_pt) (normal) height major_radius minor_radius x_radius

cone (center_pt) (normal) height major_radius minor_radius x_radius

wedge (center_pt) (normal) length width height

box (center_pt) (normal) length width height

pyramid (center_pt) (normal) height sides radius topradius

layer "name"

style "name"

ltype "name"

vport "name"

view "name"

vport "name"

layout "name"

group "name"

entity.field = value

Every field of the just created entity or object can be set. See "VALUES" and the full documentation of the available entity fields.

VALUES¶

Acceptable values must be formatted as:

integer

negative integers are allowed. "0xXXX" hex numbers are not accepted.

float

floats may omit the dot.

angle as float in degrees, not radians.

string in double-quotes

E.g "string" or "" for the empty string.

point as (float, float, [float])

esp. (float float) for 2dpoint

(float float float) for 3dpoint. (0 0 0) is a valid 3dpoint.

handle as "D.D.XXX"

<C[0-12]> as type "." decimal digits as size "." hexadecimal absolute ref. For relative handle codes, like 6,8,10,12 do not take the 3rd handle part asis, but use the absolute ref.

E.g. 5.1.15 for HEADER.LTYPE_BYLAYER.