Re: [foxboro] FoxCAE and AutoCAD


Importing the DXF files into AutoCAD 14 or 2000, expects more information
than the earlier versions.
FoxCAE still requires a Version 12 DXF template to operate and the output
file generated with this
template does not include a database handle which is just an ID that is
counting up for each entity .
This was not required for AutoCAD 12 , which was probably just generating
this handle by itself.

I had experienced a similar problems while importing new DXF versions to
FoxDraw as well.

Like Kevin has suggested, I had done some workaround by processing the DXF
files through
another program . I have used CorelDraw which could understand most of the
DXF versions and
convert them to a more friendly format.

Using DXF template is very useful, while generating complicated FoxCAE
loops occupying more
than 1 sheet.  By using bigger paper sizes ( eg. A3 ) , the whole loop
could fit into one sheet.

I remember , filing a Product Change Request an year ago.
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Thanks & Regards,
GOPAN.G.NAIR
Sr. System Engineer
Aramco Mobil Refinery


                                                                                
                                                         
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Autocad made some changes in version 2000 (and 2002) that cause files to
fail to open that could be opened in older versions.  These changes have to
do with their drawing verification process.  Autocad 2000 and 2002 will
fail to open files that older versions would open fine, because they check
for syntax errors which older versions would pass in spite of being not
meeting dfx code specifications.

To see if this is your problem, open your dfx file in your old version of
Autocad (if still available) and export to a new dfx file.  Compare (using
word processor, "diff" or other utility) the two dfx files.  Differences
should be syntax errors.

Workarounds I am aware of include passing dfx files through older version
of Autocad (as above), or manually editing syntax errors.

Regards,

Kevin FitzGerrell
Systems Engineer
Foxboro New Zealand
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Tel:  +64 (9) 573 7690
Fax:  +64 (9) 573 7691



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I think there was a bug in Autocad 2000, that has since been corrected. I'm
using
Autocad 2002, but do not have FoxCae. If you want, you can send a sample
file to me,
and I'll see if I can open it with 2002.

Ken Moore
NSCC-Wdrf





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Has anybody else experienced a problem with FoxCAE .DXF files no longer
being importable into AutoCAD?  According to our drafting folks, AutoCAD
2000 and above can no longer read the DXF files we output using FoxCAE v4.0
and also  v5.0. Is there any work-around for this?

Tim Lowell
Control Systems Engineer
ConocoPhillips, Trainer Refinery
Phone:    610-364-8362
Fax: 610-364-8211
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