NAME

gki2cad -- Convert GKI metacode files into autoCAD DXF files

USAGE

gki2cad gkifiles cadfile

PARAMETERS

gkifiles

List of GKI metacode files. If the task is being used in a pipe, then the input will be taken from the standard input.

cadfile

Output file name. This is a text file containing autoCAD DXF instructinons.

text = yes

Output text along with plot instructions ?. If this parameter is set to yes , all GKI instructions related with text are written to the output file. Otherwise they are skipped.

verbose = no

Verbose output file with comments ?. If this parameter is set to yes , all GKI instructions, no matter they are implemented or not, are written as a comments to the output file.

DESCRIPTION

This task reads a list of GKI metacode file and generates a single file with the equivalent DXF instructions.
Only a subset of the GKI instructions is implemented since some of them have no DXF equivalent, or because it's better to just use defaults and leave the work to autoCAD. The implemented GKI instructions are GKI_POLYLINE, GKI_POLYMARKER, GKI_TEXT, and GKI_TXSET, although the latter is only implemented to set the text size. GKI instructions that are not implemented, but that could be implemented are GKI_FILLAREA, GKI_PUTCELLARRAY, GKI_PLSET, GKI_PMSET, GKI_TXSET (full set), and GKI_FASET. Finally, GKI instructions that don't have any equivalent (or at least not obvious) are: GKI_OPENWS, GKI_CLOSEWS, GKI_REACTIVATEWS, GKI_DEACTIVATEWS, GKI_MFTITLE, GKI_CLEAR, GKI_CANCEL, GKI_FLUSH, GKI_SETCURSOR, GKI_GETCURSOR, GKI_GETCELLARRAY, GKI_ESCAPE, GKI_SETWCS, GKI_GETWCS. If the verbose parameter is set to yes , all GKI instructions are written to the output file as comments.
Since autoCAD can handle multiple layers, text and graphics are written to separate layers to allow an easier editing with autoCAD. If the text parameter is set to no , no text is generated and only a single layer is used.

EXAMPLES

1.- Generate a DXF file, including text, and the GKI instructions as comments:

ct> gki2cad gki1 cad1 text=yes verbose=yes

ct> gki2cad gki1 cad1 text=no verbose=no

TIME REQUIREMENTS

It takes about ten seconds to convert a 72K bytes GKI file, on a SUN3/60.

SEE ALSO

gkidir, gkidecode