That is true but it is a very limited import you can't manipulate anything on it's way in. You may want to look into how AutoCad Map does that import. It uses FMEobjects. They have relicensed the drivers and it distributes with AutoCad Map. That functionality is not native to map. It was a plugin added later that now distributes with Map. Go into your Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\GIS and browse around for a while you will see what I mean. Mapinfo is the same for it's ability to import shape files and such. They also are using FMEobjects. If you want more functionality than those standard imports IE the ability to configure and manipulate data on it's way over you will need FME.
-----Original Message----- From: Friedel Vanroy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 3:37 AM To: Dale Lutz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L How to View Table Info in AutoCAD Map after Converted from A MapInfo table can be exported as MID/MIF and MID/MIF can be imported by AutoCad Map. The alphanumeric data can be imported as object data in the same operation. Object data is the basic technology in AutoCad Map for data. DXF is absolutely a workaround to prevent. All necessary functionality is within MapInfo and AutoCad Map. -----Original Message----- From: Dale Lutz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: zaterdag 25 oktober 2003 19:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L How to View Table Info in AutoCAD Map after Converted from Hi Jeff, > I have converted a MapInfo table to AutoCAD .DXF format. And I can see the > table info contained in the MapInfo table successfully transferred to the > DXF file when I open the DXF with Windows Notepad. My question is, how I > can > view the table info in AutoCAD 2000 Map. Is the data lost, with only the > polygons (in my case) retained? There is a way to do get MapInfo attribute information over to Autocad via Extended Entity Data, and from there I believe there are scripts around in Autocad that will turn EED into the Object Data that Autodesk Map can use. People have definitely done this with our FME product combined with some kind of post process in Autodesk Map. Dale ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dale Lutz Safe Software Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] VP Development Surrey, BC, CANADA phone: (604) 501-9985 http://www.safe.com fax: (604) 501-9965 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff Zhang, MASc > Data Management / GIS Specialist > Stantec > Ph: (519) 585-7391 > Fx: (519) 579-6733 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.stantec.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 8872 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 8984 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 8987
