CheckDxf

CheckDxf is a Windows/DOS tool I created to check and alter dxf files.

  • It can check all coordinates of dxf-items and will report errors if they fall outside the format borders.
    When exporting Pro/E drawings to dxf-files everything outside the drawing format is also exported. In our company this raises problems when the dxf files are viewed or printed. This tool is used in our automated drawing upload process to generate errors when objects are outside the limits.
  • It can change the line-type scale (LTSCALE) to get a better distinction between dashed and continous lines

How to use it

The tool must be run from a DOS prompt and is configured via commandline options.

  1. Download it and put it in a folder which is in your path variable (e.g. c:\WINDOWS).
  2. Open a DOS prompt (Start -> Run -> CMD) and run the script.
    start it first with CheckDxf -h to get the help.

The tool does not have a UI. It was developed for my own use with the option to share it with other Pro/E users.
If you're keen on automating Pro/E tasks this is one of the many tools which can help you with it.

The program creates a Pro/E trailfile which performs specified actions on the objects found.

It is being used with R2001 to Wildfire 2.0 dxf-files.

Examples

  • CheckDxf -h
    Show the help screen.
  • CheckDxf 3*.dxf 5*.dxf
    Check all dxf files starting with a 3 and a 5.
  • CheckDxf -nocheck -size *.dxf
    Don't check the coordinates, just report the format size.
  • CheckDxf -ltscale 33 *.dxf
    Check the dxf's and also change the line-type scale by 33%.
  • etc. ....

Download

You are free to use this tool without any charge, but also without any guarantees (see the help for the disclaimer). Please contact me and tell me what you think of it and to report bugs.

History

  • 20061222: v2.1 First released version