Re: DXF Filter
- To: mathgroup at christensen.cybernetics.net
- Subject: [mg1803] Re: DXF Filter
- From: John Fultz <jfultz>
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 00:01:15 -0400
> Actually, if you have Mathematica 2.2, this is part of the standard packages.
> The package is Utilities`DXF`. What particular improvements were you
> thinking of that you'd like to see? I'm not aware of anything that
> transmits any information beyond basic polygon and line information, so
> you're probably out of luck there unless you write something yourself.
> However, several people have asked if there is a way to convert 2D
> graphics to DXF. If this is what you want, than this can be easily
> accomplished by converting the 2D graphic to a 3D graphic:
>
> gr3d = Graphics3D[gr2d[[1]] /. {x_?NumberQ,y_?NumberQ} :> {x,y,0}]
>
> This should work for most gr2d, where gr2d is a Graphics[] object
> (for example, the output of a Plot or ParametricPlot). gr3d can
> not be written as a DXF file.
>
> John Fultz
> Wolfram Research, Inc.
Er, typo there...
> not be written as a DXF file.
~~~
should be:
> now be written as a DXF file.
Changes the meaning quite a lot. Sorry.
John Fultz
Wolfram Research, Inc.