[cad-linux] Re: OT: Open data formats (continuation of previous thread)
- From: lee.harding@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:59:14 -0700
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> Can it be searched by anything? Read by anything? Indexed by
> anything? =
> Or can it only be searched or read or indexed via the code
> that AutoDesk =
> provides? I'm not being cheeky, I don't know, that's why I'm
> asking. If =
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The actual code (C++) is available for download from Autodesk. And, similar
implementations are available from independent authors from other web sites.
So, yes, just about anything should be able to read, index and search DWF. For
example, I'd really like to see lx-viewer support those operations on DWF.
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> on platforms that AutoDesk doesn't support. The code is
> portable, but =
> again, only by agreeing with the AutoDesk licensing, correct?
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That is correct. Guy pointed out some issues with the current license, and I
understand and am working on them. A license that makes it compulsory to
contribute bug fixes and improvements would be desirable in my book (for all
the same reasons it is desire in the GPL).
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> server. It =
> works well, other than the fact that it's tied to using explorer and =
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So if lx-viewer supported DWF it would be a good thing?
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> windows. As for plotting, I thought that DWF didn't contain
> linewieghts =
> or color information, so I would still need to retain my PCP and CBT =
> files, correct? Sorry for the stupid questions!=20
DWF does support lineweights and colors (as well as layers, hyperlinks, etc.)
now. Autodesk hasn't been particularly proactive about explaining DWF in the
past, but obviously that's changing.
> Jeffrey McGrew
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