CAD2Shape 7.0 converts AutoCAD DXF/DWG drawing files to ESRI shapefile format files (ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcMap etc.) Features. Stand-alone CAD to Shapefile conversion.
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This is a basic sample of serial port (COM port) listening in C#. This application is connected to a GPS sending ASCII text for test, but the serial port listening part is all byte-oriented. CodeProject is missing a simple serial port application.
Translates all AutoCAD DXF and DWG versions up to and including AutoCAD 2014 New. Optional translation to 2D or 3D shapefiles.
Attach Z value as 'Elevation' data. Text to 'Labels Theme'.
Text to exploded polyline option. allows direct translation of CAD Text to visible text in ArcGIS/ArcMap/ArcView. The resultant text and placement will be visually identical to that in the originating CAD drawing. Attributes translation. Translate holes / islands /donuts from originating CAD drawing to Polygon shapefile.
Extended Entity Data (Xdata) translation. Translate 3D surfaces to MultiPatch shapefile types. Option to output to raw data file: e.g. CAD to XYZ, CAD to CSV, CAD to BLN New(Surfer Blanking file format). MPolygon support. Dimensions/Leader/Tolerance support. Additional XDATA types.
Length attribute for polylines. Filter by Layer, Area, Color, Entity. Data suitable for import to Google Earth Pro OS: Win 2003/2008/2012/Citrix/XP/XP64/Vista/Vist64/Win7/win7x64/Win8/Win8x64.