#DXF2SVG - basic python dxf to svg converter

Please read README file first to get know basic information and install dxf2svg package.

Dxf2svg is based on ezdxf and svgwrite packages - special thanks for the creator of those packages.

At the moment dxf2svg is alpha stage.

##What is the problem does it solve?

DXF format is one of most popular format for making drawing. There is many efficient tool to work with it (Autocad, Draftsight, Librecad etc.). The problem is that dxf format can not be included directly in text document if you want put dxf inside. To do it, dxf must be converted to some image format like BMP, JPG, SVG and then attached to text document. Converting process can be made by using export or print option in graphic application or even using printscreen, but it takes time and is not automatic. The problem is more complicated if you want get more than one image from one dxf file. DXF2SVG solve this problem.

##Use example

###Working with command line

Lets spouse you have dxf2svg installed and have same DXF file you have done. The example bird.dxf file modelspace look like this.

open command-line interface, move to directory where the DXF file is and execute command

python -m dxf2svg bird.dxf

then bird.svg file will be created in the same directory and it looks like this

bird.svg

It is possible to get more than one svg from one dxf file. What you need to do is define additional frames with names in modelspace - those are rectangle and text on svgframe layer. Here is bird.dxf modelspace with additional frames.

execute again the command

python -m dxf2svg bird.dxf

then files bird_all.svg, bird_head.svg, bird_feet.svg, bird_winds.svg wil be created, those files look like this

bird_all.svg

bird_head.svg

bird_feet.svg

bird_wings.svg

You can also define svg size by using sizes parameter then the command is

python -m dxf2svg bird.dxf 500

where the integer number is image pixel size of longer side of the image rectangle.

###Working with python code

To use dxf2svg features from python, first import needed function

from dxf2svg.pycore import save_svg_from_dxf, extract_all

and use them with parameters you need

save_svg_from_dxf(dxffilepath, svgfilepath=None, frame_name=None, size=300)

extract_all(dxffilepath, size=300)