## DESCRIPTION

v.in.dxf converts DXF format CAD files to GRASS vector format. The following graphical objects (DXF entities) are supported:

- point
  - DXF POINT
- line
  - DXF LINE
  - DXF POLYLINE
  - DXF LWPOLYLINE
  - DXF ARC
  - DXF CIRCLE
  - DXF TEXT
- face
  - DXF POLYFACE MESHES
  - DXF 3DFACE

Table and column names are changed to lowercase characters for easier SQL usage (lowercase table/column names avoid the need to quote them if the attribute table is stored in a SQL DBMS such as PostgreSQL).

The "layer" column will contain the name(s) of the DXF input layer(s). The DXF entity type string will be stored in the "entity" column as uppercase.

The "handle" column can be used to store small bits of data associated with any entity in the DXF file (i.e., entity handle or unique object identifiers in the layer). The entity handle is a "text string of up to 16 hexadecimal digits", which is a 64-bit integer (currently not supported by GRASS database drivers). For text type entities, the text value will be stored in the "label" column of the GRASS vector output map. Neither the "handle" nor "label" column is mandatory.

## REFERENCES

AutoCad DXF (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
DXF References (Autodesk-supplied documentation)

## SEE ALSO

v.out.dxf, v.in.ogr, v.out.ogr

How-to import DXF files in wxGUI (from GRASS User Wiki)

## AUTHORS

Original written by Chuck Ehlschlaeger, 6/1989
Revised by Dave Gerdes, 12/1989
US Army Construction Engineering Research Lab

Updated for GRASS 6 and 3D support. Huidae Cho, 3/2006
With minor additions by Benjamin Ducke (Oxford Archaeology), 4/2009