importDXF

Import DXF

Running programmatically

Converts an AutoDesk interchange DXF file to shapefile or File GDB layer/s.

Inputs

A DXF file.

Outputs

A shapefile/s or File GDB layer/s. One DXF file might contain different type geometries. If this is the case a multiple layers will be produced - one for each geometry type. The names of the output layers will be:
- Point - OtputNamePnt
- Plyline - OtputNamePl
- Polygon - OtputNamePg

Notes

The resulting layer/s will not associated spatial reference.

Running Programmatically

Parameters

Expression	Explanation
Function Name	ImportFromDXF
<Input DXF>	A String - the full name of the DXF file to be converted.
<output dataset>	A String - the full name of the output layer.

Running the function

ETGWPath used in the table below is the full path to ETGWRun.exe (E.G. "C:\Program Files\ETSpatial Techniques\ETGeo Wizards\ETGWRun.exe")

Language	Syntax
Python	subprocess.call([ETGWPath, "ImportFromDXF", "Input DXF", "output dataset"])
.NET using ETGWRun.exe	StartInfo.FileName = ETGWPath StartInfo.Arguments = "ImportFromDXF" "Input DXF" "output dataset"
.NET using ETGWOutX.dll	ImportFromDXF(Input DXF, output dataset)
ArcPy	arcpy.ImportFromDXF(Input DXF, output dataset)

Notes:

<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter
See examples for Python , .NET or ArcPy
The argument separator for StartInfo.Arguments is space. If a string might contain a space, you need to double quote it.