Contour Elevation Data
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Contour Elevation Data
I tried searching the forum but couldn't find the answer I need, forgive me if I missed something.
I'm curious if contour elevation data is retained when opening a .dwg file in qcad. While testing the trial version when I selected a contour I was only given an X and Y dimension in the properties toolbox.
I realize this isn't 3d CAD software, and I don't need to visualize anything in 3d. But I just need to know if I open a .dwg with contour lines containing elevation data, if that elevation info is accessible anywhere in qcad.
Thanks,
Nick
I'm curious if contour elevation data is retained when opening a .dwg file in qcad. While testing the trial version when I selected a contour I was only given an X and Y dimension in the properties toolbox.
I realize this isn't 3d CAD software, and I don't need to visualize anything in 3d. But I just need to know if I open a .dwg with contour lines containing elevation data, if that elevation info is accessible anywhere in qcad.
Thanks,
Nick
Re: Contour Elevation Data
Hi,
You could also use Custom Properties to provide elevation data:
Whatsoever - If you try to open a 3D drawing with QCAD then it will properly fail.
To take out the guesswork do you have an example drawing to see what you try to accomplish?
QCAD is a straight 2D CAD program and has very limited abilities to show z dimension. But for those cases you can activate the Z coordinates within the Property Editor.
You could also use Custom Properties to provide elevation data:
That's depends on the drawing. There are different ways to give a drawing the info for the elevation. If it is a plain 2D drawing then I'm pretty sure the drafter used a 2D readable method. Is it a 3D drawing then many 3D CAD programs are able to export it as 2D or you even could use a converter to convert it a 2D what makes it usable in QCAD.
Whatsoever - If you try to open a 3D drawing with QCAD then it will properly fail.
To take out the guesswork do you have an example drawing to see what you try to accomplish?
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Re: Contour Elevation Data
Husky,
Thanks very much for your reply. That's helpful. Here is an example of a drawing I'd like to be able to reference the elevation of the contour.
FYI, I know this file will display an elev in autocad
Thanks very much for your reply. That's helpful. Here is an example of a drawing I'd like to be able to reference the elevation of the contour.
FYI, I know this file will display an elev in autocad
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- ACAD-C-TOPO-Model 11.1.18.dwg
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Re: Contour Elevation Data
Thanks for the exsample drawing.
Here the bad news: That is a plain 3D drawing and not meant to be proceed in QCAD. Surprisingly I can open it in QCAD but that is more luck than anything else ...
The good news is that I can read the stored values for elevation ....
... and see the 3D elevations ...
... but that is not a proper way to process a 3D drawing.
Long story short: If you have only access to 3D drawings then is QCAD not the right option to process them.
Here the bad news: That is a plain 3D drawing and not meant to be proceed in QCAD. Surprisingly I can open it in QCAD but that is more luck than anything else ...
The good news is that I can read the stored values for elevation ....
... and see the 3D elevations ...
... but that is not a proper way to process a 3D drawing.
Long story short: If you have only access to 3D drawings then is QCAD not the right option to process them.
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Re: Contour Elevation Data
Husky,
That answers my question.
Thanks so much for your help, it is appreciated!
That answers my question.
Thanks so much for your help, it is appreciated!
Re: Contour Elevation Data
You're welcome.
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Re: Contour Elevation Data
That was done with a non QCAD related program.
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Re: Contour Elevation Data
Thanks a lot,
that explain things.
that explain things.