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1. L9suermmue p rm jo Jor SHEET TE MEDTEXT LjUNUMEER OF SHE Tor o Jos NUMBER OF SHELMEDTEXT 2 L H DRAWNG NUMBE 2 TSH o 07 DRAWNG NUMBE MEDTEXT 2 aromat p tor o Jos FORMAT MEDTEXT gt f Print cave ok Cancel Api Apply Amongst others the following data has been analyzed for a text style of the Input e MEDUSA text style DRAWING NUMBER e MEDUSA Layer 2 e MEDUSA Color 1 e MEDUSA text type TSH e MEDUSA Font 0 e MEDUSA Bold 0 7 90 CAD Schroer GmbH Ns E CRD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 Made Mappings On the DXF sheet that would mean for the conversion default values DXF text style DRAWING NUMBER DXF Font MEDTEXT DXF Layer 0 DXF Color 1 SRC means that the MEDUSA definition is used DXF text type TIS Now you have the possibility to change the default values see Changing Default on page 92 given by CADConvert pro Consequently you are now able to achieve an analysis according to your requirements CAD Schroer GmbH 91 CADConvert pro M4 Analysis N ZA CAD Schroer Changing Default By means of an example it should be explained how the analyzed default values can be changed Therefor we use the Made Mappings table of a MEDUSA drawing analyzed by 1 Click on Analysis gt Made Mappings In the table MEDUSA and AutoCAD styles are opposite from each other On the right hand side you see the values for the AutoCAD DXF output file chosen by CAD
2. The following settings can be configured Output format e Mappings AutoCAD gt MEDUSA e MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Load e Save e Settings e Common e MEDUSA common e DXF gt MEDUSA e MEDUSA gt DXF Load e Save e Save as e Save as e Load e standard e project project2 project3 Most of the settings will be displayed in the form of a table Those tables can be edited You can add new lines delete or move lines A detailed description about the functioning is provided in section Editing Tables on page 27 26 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Editing Tables N ZA CRD Schroer Editing Tables The following describes how you can edit tables The graphic displays a typical table under CADConvert pro Figure 14 Example of a Table AUTOCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype Texttype Attrib gt Text Block gt Clurnp Symbolmapping Fath CAProgramme CAD Convert_pro_ hd cto dst med_Istyle map Bold Transf CONTINUOUS SOUDTHN a o f en 18 DEFAULT jy Scroll bars will appear automatically if the content of a row or the number of columns are too large to be displayed in the table CAD Schroer GmbH 27 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CRD Schroer Editing Rows To edit a single field in a particular column click on it using the eft mouse button Selection of several cells works only within one column To edit several successive rows in a column at the same time you n
3. Via the Load option in the Project pulldown menu the project settings are loaded into the memory Project Help When you click on Load a pulldown menu opens WETTER r where you can choose a project from a list I Dyn EEE Select the desired project to load the setting files Mappings m Settings Save as Load standard EDEN project The Windows header displays the name of the chosen project in this example project1 MCADConvert pro M4 projecti CAD Schroer GmbH 65 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CAD Schroer Medstyle In principal the display of intermitted lines is handled differently between MEDUSA and AutoCAD In AutoCAD the display depends on the solution and the size that is not the case with MEDUSA With the file cfg medstyle cfg the user has the possibility to change the appearance of a line in AutoCAD to have it look just as a line in MEDUSA Thereto the file has to be edited and a new style entry needs to be generated Example STY 2 1 0 0 25 0 5 0 25 line space line space style number according to MEDUSA style number keyword 66 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Ns S CRD Schroer THE MAPPING CONCEPT The mapping concept describes the mode in which input formats that are acquired form the drawing are assigned to output formats for the target system That happens primarily via the mapping files A drawing is being analyzed when loa
4. gt MEDUSA Linetype Texttype Attrib gt Text Block gt Clurnp Symbolmapping Fath CAProgramme CAD Convert_pro_ Acta dst med_Istyle map Bold Transf WCONTNUOUS J80UDTHN a o f ji Eos S enc uM imo 18 3 DEUT omen my For new entries put the desired combinations into the table They are inserted into the list when you press the Apply button When you click on Ok to leave the window the mapping settings are taken over for the current conversion 34 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Mappings Ns L CAD Schroer AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Texttype Figure 20 Mapping Table AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Texttype AUTOCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype Textype Attrib Tex Block gt Clurnp Symbolmapping Fath CAProgramme CAD Convert _pro_hdActo dst med tstyle map AutoCAD MEDUSA Font EXAMPLE TEXT 018 PLAN LARGE D eom 02 JPLANIARGE m C SHNTS f JPANLARG TT L3 j HmTE 2 J jJ omen Ay This table helps you to define the default settings for the text You can add specifications for Text style FontFile Layer Color and Bold to the AutoCAD DXF DWG text to convert it to MEDUSA Text Style Layer Color TextType Font and Bold AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Attribute gt Text Figure 21 Mapping Table AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Attributes Text AUTOCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype
5. C Programme CAD Convert_pro_M4 ctg medecht_Istyle map E I CA Drmmr A i een amt mern hdd ede ee ol Feld ohio ean A click on the icon or a double click on the entry opens the file manager CAD Schroer GmbH 41 CADConvert pro M4 Settings Figure 32 File Manager character map dxte med hlktyp map dxfemed Istyle map dxfemed symbaol map dxfemed textattr map dxfemed tstyle map dxtewinchar map med2dxf blktyp map Filetype Map File mag m CAR CAD Schroer Directory c cadconvern_pro_m4ivctg FS c ES Programme CADConvert_pro_M4 E gt cfg E fonts Ca maps_copy E ui Drives lc SYSTEM Metwork You can now define in which directory the mapping file will be saved 42 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer Settings Overview The pulldown menu shown in Figure 33 opens when choosing Project Settings Figure 33 The Settings Pulldown Menu T CADConvert pro M4 standard File View Analysis Project Help Output format Dyn a Mappings i Settings Save AS Load Load i Save Save gs This window lets you define general settings as well as the MEDUSA project and paths to the mapping directories Common e g auxiliary paths and message paths can be entered here MEDUSA common defines the settings for the MEDUSA project DXF gt MEDUSA specifies the path to the mapping directories for Au
6. Dt In Out Directory You can also perform a list conversion which will be explained in detail in chapter List Processing on page 81 Figure 42 The File Manager Offnen KEILRIEMENS CHEIBE SHE SEITEN T EIL SHE Dateityp MEDUSA Sheet she Abbrechen 2 Select the requested file in the file manager and confirm the selection with Open 74 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 T E l n p ut The drawing has been entered into the conversion list 3 Click on Load to load the file A status prompt mmm gives information about the loading status Click on view to view the drawing in the main window The drawings is generated in the main window The output format for MEDUSA is set on DXF by default Figure 43 Main Window with Loaded Drawing TA CADConvert pro M4 standard ia x File View Analysis Project Help E sheets_medusa test_b00101 she DEFAULT E Xsheets medusa test_ 600101 cht n lut MEDUSA DXF e DAG List Add List Bereit Now you can modify the values in the different setting respectively mapping tables CAD Schroer GmbH 75 CADConvert pro M4 Processing of Drawings N ZA CAD Schroer Execute The Execute area contains four different commands Load Store Go and View Load Store Go EV Load Store Go View 76 When you click on the Load button after choosing a drawing via the input area the file is called
7. 41 Scaling 53 Selecting rows 29 Settings 25 Common 44 DXF DWG MEDUSA 48 load 65 MEDUSA gt DXF DWG 56 Overview 26 save as 64 Shapes 101 Sheet precision 52 Sheetsize 53 Source directory 84 Special characters 47 Special Textmapping 71 Spline 101 SplineApprox 55 Store 20 Superlinemode 61 Superlines 70 Symbolmapping 36 Symbols 36 T Tables edit 27 Template file 62 94 Template sheet 94 Text 2 Attr 57 Text as Graphic 59 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 N A capschroe A B C DE F GHIJ K LM NOPQ RST UV WX YZ Textbox 58 V Textheight 59 Textstyle 48 56 61 Oh MEDUSA gt AutoCAD 37 Output 17 Textstyle GDT 61 lastora 47 Texttype TU AutoCAD MEDUSA 35 GE U W Unigblk 59 PHI Units 52 Unscale 58 X User Interface 12 XRef 50 Usetruecolor 50 60 CAD Schroer GmbH 105 CADConvert pro M4 AB CDE FGHIJ KLM NO PQ RSTUV WX Y Z GS 106 CAD Schroer GmbH
8. a user attribute which again permits NEN you to assign a name to a block This user attribute has to be attached to the respective clump If such an attribute is being used in a clump the converter will take the text content of the attribute and use it as the name for the block to be created This setting takes priority over a possibly already existing block text mapping Template file The option Template file allows you to integrate a file already created in AutoCAD with all its typi cal data for the output file prior to converting The complete path name is needed C NProgrammeNCADConvert pro M4NcfgNcsg template dxf 62 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer At this the values favored by you for the file to be converted will be used as long as the tem plate file is integrated You also have the possibility to configure these settings with the options Made Mappings and Used Tables They contain all input and output values that are recognized by CADConvert pro after the analysis meaning the loading of a drawing into the INPUT These values can be modified and saved so that the file created with these values beforehand can be loaded with the same values before each conversion LTScale TScale zooo In LtScale scaling of the line types 12 0 IS inscribed by default to the DXF DWG file This value is sug gestive for the standard definition of the MEDUSA Pens Another LtScale may be sugg
9. eons Je ja 8 toe PEN es 3 80UD THN 11 CONTINUOUS OUTLINE 4SOLUD THN 21 JD CONTINUOUS i Ss e fe L3 018 DASHED 018 fie SURFACE fia FUNV e EE EG fe LE Ne ee BSUPEPRLINE J TEXTEORDER HET The fields LineStyle Layer Color LineType and Bold are available for the definition of the input ele ments in this case MEDUSA lines On the AutoCAD sheet the fields LineStyle Layer Color and Bold serve for the description In addition the field Transfer defines whether or not an element will be transferred The mapping file is always processed top down 68 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 The Mapping File Ss A CAD Schroer Line Mapping MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Considering as example the assignment of a MEDUSA element should be explained according to the mapping table shown before The MEDUSA element is a line of style SOLID_THIN which is set on layer 11 CADConvert pro starts scanning through the mapping table and searching for the entry SOLID_THIN in the first line MEDUSA NE o e The corresponding line style is found in the first row of the mapping table i e it is equal to the input element Next it is searched for layer 11 In the first line the mapping table displays no entry i e there is no setting which means match The same applies to Color and Bold For the output it means since
10. error file will be generated in the current directory and receives the file name of the DXF file to be converted with the suffix ERR No file will be generated if the transformation was without an error The error file is an ASCII file and can be viewed with a regular text editor after conversion If Append errors is activated a new error message is added to already existing messages If the option is not activated the error file is overwritten without keeping previous messages You also have the possibility to activate the message window during conversion The message window will keep you updated in case of occurring errors No error file will be filed if the Error log ging field is not activated CAD Schroer GmbH 45 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CRD Schroer Overwriting Files This menu item can operate whether or not the out Overwrite existing files put file should be overwritten if another file already exists with the same name If the field is not acti vated you will be asked if the existing file should be overwritten The standard setting for Overwrite existing files IS OFF When you have activated the check box the file he ames will be automatically overwritten without notice Workstation Workstation W S DEFAULT The definition WORKSTATION allows you to declare a workstation for the color definitions The value is either the environment variable ws see example which is set automatically when s
11. independent of each other Those areas are named as follows MENU BAR NAVIGATION BAR INPUT OUTPUT EXECUTION There is also a status line but you will find out more about that later on in this documentation 12 Figure 1 Overview User Interface Input Bar Menu Bar Navigation Bar Output Bar standard TA CADConvert pro M4 File View Analysis Project Help Bereit Execution Bar CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 User Interface Ns E CRD Schroer The Menu bar contains pull down menu s for settings analyze and so on With the activation of the Input bar you select the formatted input With the help of the file man ager you can select which drawing you would like to convert The Output bar specifies the format of the output With the help of the file manager you can select the name for the converted drawing and decide where it will be saved to The Execution bar will start the command CAD Schroer GmbH 13 CADConvert pro M4 Overview N ZA CRD Schroer Menu Bar File Figure 2 Menu Option File T CADConvert pro M4 standard Fie View Analysis Project Help Qut fin 2x 1 2 Restore File gt Quit quits the current CADConvert pro application In case you haven t saved the current document yet CADConvert pro will ask you how you want to quit the application e without saving the file e save current file first e do not quit CADConvert pro abort You will automa
12. it appears in the settings of line style mapping However this column is not analyzed It is reserved for future use CAD Schroer GmbH 101 CADConvert pro M4 Limitations N ZA CAD Schroer Elements from AutoCAD Inventor It is not possible to convert elements from AutoCAD Inventor to MEDUSA This data can only be displayed with an AutoCAD internal add on 102 CAD Schroer GmbH N 24 CRD Schroer A B C D E F Symbols SRC 90 91 Numeric 1 2 17 2x 17 A Analysis 87 Area 53 Attrib 2 Text 49 Attribute gt Texttype AutoCAD gt MEDUSA 35 Attribute gt Texttype 38 Auto draw 15 78 Auto load 15 79 AutoCAD gt MEDUSA 34 AutoCAD Inventor 102 B Bigfont 63 Block structure 77 Blockattr 62 Blockname 50 Blockname Clump 36 Blocks 57 Blockstructure 77 Blocktext 62 Blocktype 49 57 C Changing defaults 92 Clump gt Blockname 38 Clumpname 59 Clumps 49 Code 47 94 Code No 62 Colors 57 Common settings 44 Context Check 59 Copying rows 31 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INDEX JK LM NO PQ RS TU V WX Y Z D DDL 47 94 Default Linewidth 54 Default output directory 46 Default change 92 Deleting rows 29 Dimension 60 Drawing load 79 DxflnCharset 55 DxfOutCharset 61 Dyn 17 Dynamic Pan 17 E Editing rows 28 Editing tables 27 Enlarge view 17 Error handling 45 Execute 76 Execute area 76 F File path 18 Fillgap 52 First steps 21 ForceDxflnCS 51 Format outp
13. several files or even an entire folder with the same settings and mappings By means of an example this chapter explains how you create a conversion list and how it will be executed subsequently iios 82 SL DIONE TTE 83 Source Directory aanne een eneen eneen nnne enn 84 e Starting the Conversion uu unnen nennen eenen venen eneen venenens 85 CAD Schroer GmbH 81 CADConvert pro M4 List Processing N ZA CRD Schroer Input Click on MEDUSA with your right mouse button in the INPUT menu Figure 46 Input Menu In Q MEDUSA OXF DOG The following pulldown menu appears Figure 47 Pulldown Menu of the Input Menu In Open File OXF List Browser gpa Mut Directory Open File Has the same function as the eft mouse button A file manager opens up you can now select the INPUT files List Browser Opens the list window In Out Directory states the INPUT OUTPUT directory for the conversion If none is selected CADCon vert pro converts the OUTPUT file with the same name in the respective directory in which the INPUT file is but with the attributed file identification for the respective for mat 82 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 List Browser Ns E CRD Schroer List Browser Use the right mouse button to select the List browser option The command serves the purpose of searching for and opening files that need to be converted You have the possi
14. the MEDUSA drawing does not contain too many elements 52 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer Scaling In opposition to AutoCAD MEDUSA works with a scale factor for the sheet The command Scale specifies with which factor the conversion needs to be done That same scale factor will then be the sheet scale Scale Scale Auto 1 000000 v Auto 1 000000 Enter the numerical value bigger than 0 0 in The DXF file usually contains a DIMSCALE which the coordinate data is to be scaled This factor if available will be automatically used as the scale factor Otherwise 1 0 will be used Sheetsize The size of a MEDUSA sheet may either be determined by a size entry in the DXW DWG file extmin extmax or it is calculated according to min max of the geometry Reading the value out of the file can resolve problems because not every system writes this entry correctly aheetsize aheetsize ByGEQ DAF ByiaEO Els Sheet size is calculated from the max dimen Sheet size is selected out of the DXF DWG sion of the geometry file Area Area Ever since the CADConvert pro version 2 0 both paper and model Standard zl areas from AutoCAD can be transferred to MEDUSA files Standard Madal Please note But you can only view the model areas in the CADConvert pro window With the help of this button you are able to define how the areas will be handled during conversion Click on the arrow
15. the field is blank there is no setting for a layer At first a default value will be inserted here The element obtains color 2 and type CONTINOUS CADConvert pro continuous and searches for match to the input element in the next line L2 JW8 J HIDDEN Bin The first cell is blank meaning that it matches In the second cell 1018 is set as layer However the input element is set on layer 11 meaning no match At this point CADConvert pro aborts and jumps to the next line SOLD THIN jCONTNUOUS OUTLINE a Line type SOLID THIN matches Layer 11 matches Color and Bold are matching since there are no settings As next layer OUTLINE is defined on AutoCAD side With it all fields of the output have been defined and CADConvert pro completes searching In this example the MEDUSA element becomes a DXF DWG element of type CONTINOUS with Color 2 and itis set on Layer OUTLINE CAD Schroer GmbH 69 CADConvert pro M4 The Mapping Concept SVA So the mapping is searched top down as long as all columns for an input element have been described during the analysis Special Mapping The line styles of the following special mappings are imaginary line style for CADConvert pro They are used for the graphical translation of the elements Prim Point function Superline and for the graphical part of i e boxed or underlined texts In the figure below you see the entries for the following elements Prim
16. the input directory will be saved with the file ending of the output format The display will be updated as soon as you enter a new directory and a new name with the help of the output menu In Output on page 19 18 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 T E In Output In Output Input In The menu bar In loads the input file that needs to be converted The Q MEDUSA formats MEDUSA DXF and DWG are inclosed in the program O DE For your convenience a file manager opens to enable you to select a drawing DOG Figure 8 File Manager amp EPARAMETRIC 3 5HE e PARAMETRIC_4 SHE Dateiname she Dateityp MEDUSA sheet she Abbrechen Z Output Out The command Out defines the output format of the currently loaded drawing Q MEDUSA lf no changes are being made CADConvert pro will fall back on the default output format The following standard formats may be selected DXF e MEDUSA DWG e DXF e DWG CAD Schroer GmbH 19 CADConvert pro M4 Overview N ZA CAD Schroer Execute The execution bar contains four commands Load Store Go and View Figure 9 Execution Bar Load Store Ga LEW Load After selecting a drawing using the input field the file is called up when you click on the Load but ton That same file was in the list for conversions prior to being called up The status line gives you information about the further process of loading Store T
17. to AutoCAD MEDUSA does not know colored lines But in the code bin file it does offer the possibility to assign MEDUSA line types to the plotter pens The command Color assigns whether the attribution should be maintained in the DXF file That again offers the pos sibility to display the lines in the correct color in the AutoCAD application W Colors Colors CAD Schroer GmbH 57 CADConvert pro M4 Settings AVY En The attribution of the plotter pens to the The attribution of the plotter pens to the MEDUSA line types stays maintained MEDUSA line types does not stay maintained AutoCAD will display these lines in color The DXF file does not receive information about the color of the lines Polyline In principle MEDUSA saves objects drawn with lines as Polylines AutoCAD again saves such objects as single lines The command Polyline offers the possibility to decide whether to save such objects to the DXF file as a polyline or as a complex of singles lines Iv Polyline Polyline Objects drawn with lines will be saved in the Objects drawn with lines will be saved in the DXF file as Polylines DXF file as a complex of single lines Unscale The command unscale transforms the actual scale and the drawing to 1 1 m Linscale Unscale Transforms the drawing to 1 1 Converts the drawing in the sheet scale Textbox The command Textbox optimizes the text display for DXF DWG DXF DWG has a text alignment called Adjust The width
18. 2 SR FORMAT 2 TDF XU 05 FORMAT MEDTEXT 2 E k In this example the style STANDARD with the font ARTAL was found in line 2 on the AutoCAD sheet of the table The style STANDARD with the font TXT was found in line 3 The latter will automatically be renamed to STANDARD TXT CAD Schroer GmbH 71 CADConvert pro M4 The Mapping Concept N ZA CAD Schroer The Transfer Switch Both in the Mapping tables and in the Made Mappings the Tranfer switch is available for all entries which are found The switch allows you to control whether an element will be transferred into the target system or not For example it gives you the control to decide that a MEDUSA dimensioning will not be transferred to AutoCAD In standard MEDUSA the dimensioning always is on layer 4 MEDUSA TextStyle PLAIN LARGE o qo ol 107 EXAMPLE TEXT Transfer The switch is set via a pulldown menu An arrow appears as soon as you click ja T into the field A list with the options to choose will open when clicking on the arrow with your left mouse button nein The following transfer modes are available Is equal to a space in the other columns of the mapping rows That is that the column Transfer is not registered in a mapping row The mapping con cept supposes that the file will be read until all fields are filled Here too all rows will be searched for a matching input format with a defined entry yes no for th
19. 22 8SRC D ja en le JF wesc ie L SsounTHck o 3 os SOUD THICK Jo GSRC 036 i Salim 4 pom os DM X 4 8SRC U5 a ade 4 A os FA 4 lesre 0 28 i nere 4 h om ore DM 4 lesre iois i ere a EA ore fA 4 GSRC 0H je 1p of Print cave Ok Cancel Apply Apply Amongst others the following data has been analyzed for the Input e MEDUSA LineStyle SOLID_THICK e MEDUSA Layer 0 e MEDUSA Color 3 CAD Schroer GmbH 89 CADConvert pro M4 Analysis N ZA CAD Schroer e MEDUSA LineType LO e MEDUSA Bold 0 35 If no other specifications have been made in the mapping table CADConvert pro will set the following default values for the Output e DXF LineStyle SOLID THICK e DXF Layer 0 DXF Color 3 SRC means that the number from MEDUSA Input is used e DXF Bold 0 35 In the tab for MEDUSA gt DXF texts the following values have been analyzed Figure 59 Made Mappings Table for texts CADConvert pro Made Mappings MED DXF Linetype MEDDXF Texttype 7 PLAN SMAL ft fo ots PLAINSMAL MEDTEXT 22 L FDOCUMENT TvPE ror 0 ore STANDARD ARAL 2 ora ev e T amp v o oe STANDARD xr 2 L 4cHeckeD Ev 2 ren o ote CHECKED EY MEDTEXT 2 oare h DA Jore DATE METET L BcHECKED DATE roc o ote CHECKEDLDATE MEDTEXT 2 L T SHEET NUMBER TSN o os SHEET NUMBER MEDTEXT 2 asee Je h mos o fos sceme MEDTEXT
20. 4NmedNbinNddl bin The MEDUSA DDL file to be used during conversion is determined with the command DDL The complete path name of the desired DDL file is required Primsheet C Programme CADConvert_pro_M4 m2d bin prims bin Here you can enter where the prim definition is saved Special Characters C Programme CADConvert_pro_M4 CFG character map Under this path you can find the description file of special characters CAD Schroer GmbH 47 CAD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 za Settings AVY DXF DWG gt MEDUSA With this window the paths to the mapping directories for the conversion AutoCAD gt MEDUSA is specified Figure 36 CADConvert pro Settings DXF gt MEDUSA CADConvert pro Settings x Common MEDUSA common DXF MEDUSA MEDUSA gt DXF Mapping tables Linestyle PAProqgrammey CAD Conver pra MA cfochtfemed Istvle map Browse j Textstyle EEE I Browse MM Textstyle CAProgremmetCADConvert pro M c gimed2med tstlemsp Browse Attila 2 Tex cApragramme CADConvert pro M cfg cd2med tedattr map Browse Blocktype cAProgramme CADConvert_pro_Maicto dd2med_blktyp map Browse cymmapping C Programme CADConvert_pra_M4 CFG dx 2med_symbol map Browse M Cumps Dimension sheet Precision Blackname GEQ Bl COM L ON MEDILIM HIGH v Move Units Fillgap Scale v Hidden layer MM INCH 0 100000 Auto 1 000000 M Usetruecolor wv Xref Area Sheetsize ForceDxfinCs
21. AY90_SUP_EAR_ is a Superprim with picture EAR on layer 90 To re create prims or superprims from blocks in AutoCAD during the translation to MEDUSA MEDUSA Prims respectively Superprims are re assigned to AutoCAD DXF DWG Blocks using the table shown above 36 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 T c Mappings MEDUSA AutoCAD MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Linestyle Figure 24 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Linestyle MEDUSA gt AutoCAD EE xi Linestyle Textstyle Text gt Attrib Clump gt Block Layer Status Path CAProgramme CAD Conver_pro_M4icto mededst_Istyle map Calor 1SOUD THN CONTINUOUS 2 Ta Jm8j A 4J HMDEN 3 SOLID THIN Uo j CONTNUOUS OUTLINE 4YSOUDTHN a L0 CONTINUOUS amp DASHED SHORT THIN 3 018 DASHED amp LPFPM eat SURFACE ELN 0 FUW i LP SUPRERLINE CTT TEXTBORDER DEFAULT d o dd With the help of this table you can preset in which AutoCAD DXF DWG line type a MEDUSA line will be transferred You can also add Layer and Color definitions for the lines When you click on OK to leave the window the mapping settings are taken over for the current conversion MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Textstyle Figure 25 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Textstyle MEDUSA gt AutoCAD EM X Linestyle Textsty
22. Con vert pro Figure 60 Made Mappings Table CADConvert pro Made Mappings X MED gt DXF Linetype MED gt DXF Texttype AUGIEAL Bold sou _THIN ze 1 ul oie CONTINUOUS 2 Pi soup THN je woz coNTNUOUS o 1 ouo veom jo i loos scub MEDIUM o GSRG 0s ja 73 2 ILE OTT DOS ee 2 Please modify the entries as described in chapter Editing Tables on page 27 Having inserted the values the Apply button is activated 3 Click on Apply The values that you choose for the output file will be assumed without closing the window Ok The values that you choose for the output file will be assumed and the window closes Cancel to leave the window without transferring possibly made changes to the output file the following warning is displayed Figure 61 Message Window WARNING l x 2 You made changes Do You really want to close the window en 4 To save the changes in the mapping table click on Save 92 CAD Schroer GmbH Ns E CRD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 Changing Default In the following you are able to use the made customization for other drawings That ensures the optimal customization to your company specific drawing data A file browser appears where you can change into the desired directory Figure 62 Datei speichern unter Dateiname map Dateityp Map Datei map The File Manager Ordner e sheets medusa She
23. Figure 67 Projectinfo Editor i projectinfo gb Editor Datei Bearbeiten Format 7 This is a info file to project standard projectpath C Programme CADConvert pro M4 efdg B a CAD Schroer GmbH 99 CADConvert pro M4 Help N ZA CRD Schroer 100 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer LIMITATIONS Since MEDUSA and DXF are in different CAD formats some information may not be translated between them MEDUSA is designed to save as much information as possible from each of the two formats but there are some restrictions The most important restrictions are described below Raster Transfer Raster transfer is restricted to projects with the MEDCOLRASTER product With the conversion of raster images only rectangular clipping of images and rotation by steps of 90 degrees is possible Shearing is not transferred DXF DWG gt MEDUSA In the current CADConvert pro version the AutoCAD Revision 2000 DXF element Multiline is not processed Also Shapes are not processed Pattern hatchings are not exactly transferred into MEDUSA they will be defined as standard hatchings 3D Elements are processed with X and Y values only 3D volume elements and views are not processed Width of start and end segments of poly lines are not evaluated MEDUSA gt DXF DWG Parallel dimension chains and coordinate dimensions are converted to geometry In AutoCAD version R12 boldness is still unknown nevertheless
24. Ks A CAD Schroer CADConvert pro for Windows aD O Pu Version M4 4 0 7 ED www cad schroer com CAR CAD Schroer All rights reserved No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any manner print photocopy or other without the written permission of CAD Schroer GmbH CAD Schroer GmbH has made its best effort to ensure that the information in this document is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee the accuracy timeliness reliability or completeness of any of the information contained herein CAD Schroer GmbH will not make any warranty nor accept legal responsibility or liability of any kind for consequences resulting from errors or omis SIONS Registered Trademarks of CAD Schroer GmbH MEDUSA STHENO Trademarks of CAD Schroer GmbH MEDUSA STHENO PRO MEDEA MPDS Third Party Products and Trademarks Pro ENGINEER Pro DETAIL and Pro TOOLKIT are registered trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners February 2010 Copyright CAD Schroer GmbH Fritz Peters Str 26 30 D 47447 Moers Germany CAD Schroer GmbH Fritz Peters Str 26 30 47447 Moers Tel 49 2841 91 84 0 Fax 49 2841 91 84 44 e mail info cad schroer de www cad schroer de Switzerland CAD Schroer AG Bettlistr 35 8600 D bendorf Tel 41 44 802 89 80 Fax 41 44 802 89 88 e mail inf
25. Model ByGEO ByDxF From Detault Linewidth OFF Enea aan i oaoooo SplineApp rox Din Charset LINEAR CONIC ANSI 1252 Map Logging C Programme CADConvert_pra_M4 CFG prat map Browse Also here a file manager can be used with the Browse button for the entries Linestyle C Programme CADConvert pro M4 efg dxf2med lstyle map The command Linestyle states the path name of the line style mapping table for the DXF gt MEDUSA conversion The complete path name of the line style mapping table is required Textstyle C Programme CADConvert pro M4 efg dxf2med tstyle map 48 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer The command Textstyle states the name of the text style mapping table for the DXF gt MEDUSA conversion The complete path name of the text style mapping table is required MM Textstyle C Programme CADConvert pro M4NcfgNmed2med tstyle map The command MM Textstyle states the name of the text style mapping table for the DXF MEDUSA conversion The complete path name of the text style mapping table is required Attrib 2 Text C NProgrammeNCADConvert pro M4NcfgNdxf2med textattr map The command Attrib2 Text gives the path name to the text attribute mapping table for the DXF MEDUSA conversion The complete path name is needed Blocktype C NProgrammeNCADConvert pro M4NcfgNdxf2med blktyp map The command Blocktype gives the path name to the block type mapping table for t
26. Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer ANALYSIS This chapter describes how an input file is analyzed and the analyzed data are transmitted into an output file using the mapping table You can modify the default values provided of CADCon vert pro with the tables according to your requirements and you can create template files which you can access with each conversion uS a E EE OA 88 Made MEOS eenen T UL 89 Changing DE EB ERR RR mom 92 i e PIG omne teint horende en ebi 94 CAD Schroer GmbH 87 CADConvert pro M4 Analysis N ZA CRD Schroer Overview The Made Mappings Option is available via the menu option Analysis Figure 55 Made Mappings Option T CADConvert pro M4 standard File View Analysis Project Help EM 4 Made Mappings At the Analysis the individual elements of an input drawing are being recognized and all possi ble output combinations are generated The automatic analysis will only be started if a drawing has been loaded as an Input Otherwise you will get and error messages informing you that no drawing has been loaded Figure 56 Error Message ERROR x e Mo work file loaded Only after loading the options for made mappings and used tables are selectable You have the extensive possibility to configure the data for the output format after a completed analysis You may change the default values for line types layers text fonts and col
27. Texttype Attrib gt Text Block gt Clurnp Symbolmapping Fath Ic CAPragrammeyCADConver pra _M ictc chef med textattr map 4 MED Text DXF Attrib SHEET TITLE SHEET B SHEET NUMBER SHEET NUMBER 3 DRAWING NUMBER IDENTNUMBER 4 DRAWN BY NAME This table allows you to add certain text attributes to text types The handling is identical with the AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype CAD Schroer GmbH 35 CADConvert pro M4 m Settings Avy CAD Schroer AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Block gt Clump Figure 22 Mapping Table AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Block gt Clump AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype Texttype Attrib gt Text Black Clump Symbolmapping Fath LAPragqramme AD Conver_pro_M4icta cad med_blktyo map Clump SHEET HEADER ZSF This table assigns AutoCAD DXF DWG Blocknames to MEDUSA Clumps AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Symbolmapping Figure 23 Mapping Table AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Symbolmapping AutocAD gt MEDUSA Linetype Texttype Attrib gt Text Block gt Clump Symbolmapping Fath CAPragrammexXCADConvert pro MAACFGYdbf2med symbol map DXF Black MED PRIM PAR PAR MED PRIM PAP MEDPRIM SUP_EAR_ In MEDUSA you can have prims consisting of one or more line elements When converting a MEDUSA drawing into AutoCAD prims are converted to blocks with a certain nomenclature For example a prim PAP in MEDUSA gets the block name MEDPRIM_LAY6_PAP_ in AutoCAD if itis on layer 6 or MEDPRIM_L
28. as well as their meaning for the format that needs to be converted Project Figure 5 Menu Option Project T CADConvert pro Md standard File View Analysis Project Help Output format Mappings i Settings i Save as Load d FR M The option Output format defines the value of the output file For example when converting MEDUSA files the default output value is set as DXF The menu levelS Mappings and Settings make it possible to change analyze and save the default values for line and text types given by CADConvert pro They can then also be used for other conversions Since CADConvert pro offers a graphical user interface the settings don t have to be entered by hand and with a prompt Instead they are entered in the designated fields Via the Save as option project setting files can be stored under a different name on the hard disk CAD Schroer GmbH 15 CAD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 m Overview AVY Via the Load option the project settings are loaded into the memory Help Figure 6 Menu Option Help T CADConvert pro M4 standard File View Analysis Project Help Eon Ain ae 1 2 About CADConvert pro Documentation Into about project standard About CADConvert pro Shows the actual version number of the application as well as the address of CADSchroer GmbH Before calling up the online documentation with Documentation please read the chapter Docu mentat
29. ate should be moved to zero point when converting Move ON I Move Move Off Move Zero offset is permitted Zero offset is not permitted Hidden Layer Specifies whether layers with status Frozen are converted to MEDUSA or not Hidden Layer ON Hidden Laye Hidden Layer Off Hidden Layer Layer with status frozen or off are translated Layer with status frozen or off are not trans lated Usetruecolor With Usetruecolor set to on True Color RGB values will be transferred if defined Usetruecolor default is on Note that True Color RGB values can be defined in AutoCAD since version 2004 Usetruecolor ON v Isetruecalar Usetruecolor Off Isetruecalar True Color RGB will be transferred True Color RGB will be not transferred XRef The switch controls whether external references which are content of a DWG sheet are pro cessed and transferred to MEDUSA or not XRef On v Xref XRef off ref 50 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer References within the DWG file are processed References within the DWG file are not pro during conversion and appear as SET Clump cessed during conversion i e they do not in the MEDUSA sheet appear within the MEDUSA sheet ForceDxflnCS The switch is directly associated with the DxfInCharset entry see DxflnCharset on page 55 It controls whether the DxfInCharset entry is used even if a CODEPAGE is given within the DXF DWG file ForceDxfInCS On M FarceD
30. bility to search for data carrier within a file manager and to select the desired files Figure 48 File Manager x EASHEETS MEDUISASPARARME TEIC 4 5HE EASHEETS MEDLISAXPARAMETRIC 3 SHE Mew list Delete list entry Take over Il mu Filename Directory PARAMETRIC_4 SHE e sheets _ medusa n PARAMETRIC 35HE E e fm sheets medusa Network CA daf files PARAMETRIC 4 SHE test_b00101 she Filetype Drives MEDUSA Sheet she E e Daten Exit The single fields are used as follows New list Deletes all entries that are currently in the file list Delete list entry Deletes the currently marked entry in the file list Take over Adopts the currently marked file in the file list All Adopts all files in the directory Exit Adopts the selection and closes the list browser CAD Schroer GmbH 83 CADConvert pro M4 List Processing N ZA CRD Schroer Source Directory Click on In Out Directory in the right mouse context menu The following window is called up Figure 49 The Input Directory Window input directory 0 Iv Convert all files from a directory Director EASHEETS MEDUSA El PARAMETRIC 3 SHE PARAMETRIC 4 SHE test AIO she cem Here you can specify a working directory without directly starting the conversion That process won t be activated until you click the Go button This offers the possibility to create a list and to use the tool fu
31. can move entire rows In this case mark the row by moving the cursor over the row with the eft mouse key pressed down The row will be marked light blue COT NOL Keep the mouse button pressed and drag the row to the new position Copying Rows Select the desired row using the left mouse button Keep the mouse button pressed and press the Ct r1 key at the same time Move the row to the required position Adopting Changes To adopt the changes you have made to table press the Apply button This nm pphy key is only activated if alterations have been made before The changes are now in the table but not saved yet Print To print the current table press the Print button Print CAD Schroer GmbH 31 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CAD Schroer Output Format Choosing the menu option Project gt Output format to open the Default Output dialog which provides you several input and with it default output formats Here you can define the settings for the output format depending on the input format Figure 16 Dialog for Output Format Default Output x Output format MEDUSA DAP Auto ADI Der MEDUSA Auto AD Divia MEDUSA The input format is given on the left hand side on the right hand side the default output format After the installation for default the options are set according to the figure above Behind the arrows popup menus are hidden which can be used to change the setting
32. chroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Viewing Ns E CRD Schroer Auto load Using the Auto load switch a drawing can be loaded directly into the memory The function can be Set ON Or OFF v auto load auto load CAD Schroer GmbH 79 CADConvert pro M4 Processing of Drawings S Output Qut The command out defines the output format of the currently loaded o MEDUSA drawing If no alterations are being made CADConvert pro falls back on the preset output format 9D The following formats are available as standard Q DWG e MEDUSA DXF DWG In the following it is described how to convert a MEDUSA drawing in OUTPUT To do so the drawing has to be first loaded as INPUT file By default the DXF format is set if a MEDUSA drawing is loaded The button shines red DWG is also available as an alternative output format 80 1 Click on DXF A file browser appears You can now enter the output directory for the drawing as well as the file name Figure 45 File Browser EG Suchen in C3 sheets_medusa j et EET PARAMETRIC 4 dxf Dateiname FA Dateityp AutoCAD OF P dxt Abbrechen Zi 2 Click on Open The browser window disappears 3 Click on the Store button of the execution bar The drawing will be converted The status is displayed in the status line CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Ns S CRD Schroer LisT PROCESSING With list conversion you have the ability to convert
33. click on the numbering on the left side of the table The line is com pletely selected Deleting Rows In order to be able to delete a row you need to mark it first Then Cut use the right mouse key and select the option Delete line from the Copy popup menu Paste Alternatively you can use the Delete key on your keyboard Insert line betore Insert line after CAD Schroer GmbH 29 CADConvert pro M4 Settings Editing Rows To delete a selected row choose the Cut option with the right mouse key The row will be deleted and it s contents copied into the buffer The marked row is now highlighted in dark blue color 0 CONTINUOUS A row can be copied the same way as described above The con tent will then be buffered but stays in the table To paste the content of the buffer into the table select the Paste option If no row has been marked the new row will be inserted above the current curser position If you have marked a row prior to that the marked row will be overwritten with the content stored in the memory 30 N ZA CAD Schroer Copy Faste Insert line before Insert line after Delete line CLIE E Lic MR aste Insert line before Insert line after Delete line Cut Copy Insert line betore Insert line after Delete line CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Editing Tables S A NL CAD Schroer Moving rows To change the sequence of the table you
34. ct Distinctions can not be excluded and are possible due to the differential approach of AutoCAD and MEDUSA when it comes to the dimensioning The functionality disappears if the dimensioning is converted as an image The dimensioning will then only exist geometrically Dimension Dimension GEC Dibi GEQ DIM The dimensioning of the drawing is converted The dimensioning of the drawing is converted geometrically The functionality of the dimen as a real dimensioning The functionality of the sioning disappears dimensioning stays intact AutoCAD Using the AutoCAD pulldown menu you can choose the AutoCAD ver sion of the DXF elements in which the MEDUSA elements should be converted ACAD ZO 60 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 AVY Settings CAD Schroer DxfOutCharset specifies the text code during the conversion from MEDUSA Dxtlutlharset to DXF DWG The code is entered as text string into the ANSI 1282 a i DXF DWG file Please note The following codes are possible ANSI 932 japanese Microsoft Shift JIS ANSI 936 GBK simplified chinese ANSI 950 BIGS5 traditional chinese ANSI 1250 east european latin ANSI 1251 cyrillic ANSI 1252 west european latin ANSI 1253 greek ANSI 1255 hebrew EUC JP UNIX japanese encoding Textstyle Textstyle Textstyle states which MEDUSA text font will be used for the con vertion It is medtext by default medtext Textstyle GDT Textstyle GOT With t
35. ctivate the check box Start time Figure 52 Switch Starttime scheduler K Starttime 14 33 3 Please enter the time for the conversion to be started With this option you are able to convert large lists e g overnight 4 Press the Go button e f the switch Overwrite existing files In the Settings dialog Project gt Settings gt Settings gt Common has not been activated and one or more files with the same name are already exist ing in the output directory the following query appears Figure 53 Query before Execution of the List Conversion File E SHEETS_MEDUSA DSF_FILES PARAMETRIC_3 dst exists already Do you want to replace it a Joe en If you confirm with yes a single file is overwritten If still further files are existing the query occurs again If you confirm using all any already existing files are overwritten and the window closes The conversion will start at the time you entered e If the switch Overwrite existing files In the Settings dialog Project gt Settings gt Settings gt Common has not been activated the conversion starts without prior query at the assigned time The entire list will be processed The converted drawings will be filed under the same name yet with the assigned file identifier for the respective format You also have the possibility to admit another drawing into the conversion list with the command List Add Figure 54 List Add in the Input Menu List 86 CAD
36. ded that s how the made mapping table with the input values is being created To create the target system table the respective mapping files are being searched for entries If none can be found the output fields will be filled with the default settings The results can be viewed and also altered in the made mapping table The elements will be taken over as described in this table when writing the drawing into the target system Following you will find the complete mapping process of MEDUSA gt DXF for line attributes explained exemplary THE FLO FIG RTT 68 The Transfer Switch aannemen 72 CAD Schroer GmbH 67 CADConvert pro M4 m The Mapping Concept SAI CRD Schroer The Mapping File To create a mapping file you need first to open it up In the menu bar you will find the Projects option selecting it opens a pulldown menu which contains the item Mappings Figure 5 Menu Option Project on page 15 All mapping files can be opened with this pulldown menu You will find the path to those files in the chapter Settings MEDUSA gt DXF DWG on page 56 Figure 38 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Linestyle Input Output Transfer Mode MEDUSA gt AutoCAD XI Textstyle Text gt Attrib Clump gt Block Layer Status CAPragrammeyCcADConmvert pro style map fe MEDUSA 0 0 O CNMRCID NNN SN neSyle Layer ColorUmeType Bold KineSyie Layer Col Boid Transfer Ldsopnrw
37. e steps 1 Navigate to the directory where CADConvert pro is installed CADConvert pro installation directory gt doc lt language gt Windows where language is either gb English or ger German 2 Click on the file ccp pdf The file will be displayed in your Acrobat Reader 6 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Ns S CRD Schroer INTRODUCTION AOS GEMIS nennen eeen benee 8 Desecnpuon of th FP TOGODIG nessen ea 9 e E eE ener 10 A E E E EE E EE 10 CAD Schroer GmbH 7 CADConvert pro M4 Introduction N ZA CAD Schroer About this Guide This documentation will give you an overview for the CADConvert pro program regarding it s functions and implementations It will start with the installation of the program which will be done fast and convenient using the InstallShield Wizard The documentation describes the individual modules of CADConvert pro Each module will be explained and most of it will be pointed up by using an example The chapter First Steps will make it really easy for you to learn the usage of the program and convert drawings right away even if you have never worked with this program before The sin gle procedures are explained with the help of samples Furthermore you will learn the advanced functions regarding the Settings Mappings and Analysis Basic knowledge of the operating system and the operating knowledge of PC s are the prerea uisite 8 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConv
38. e transfer modes That will then be assumed for the element If no matching entry can be found default will be entered Default is always YES Old mapping files without that entry can be used further on e ja yes Elements are always transferred into the target system e nein no Elements will not be converted into the target system 72 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Ns S CRD Schroer PROCESSING OF DRAWINGS This chapter describes the process from input to output of the drawing that is the procedure from loading of a drawing over the conversion up to the output of the drawing in the new format dise ere er ret eee ne ore tern a rer rr er cere 74 dicil c 76 SMA 0mm TENTER T7 E Eel eee en EEE A AEE nr AEA EE 80 CAD Schroer GmbH 73 CADConvert pro M4 Processing of Drawings SAE CAD Schroer Input In The Input command bar In loads the file to be converted The MEDUSA 9 MEDUSA DXF DWG formats are inclosed in the program A typical loading process of a MEDUSA file is being described This process Q DXF A i is identical for all input formats DOG 1 Open a file manager for loading the file to be converted You have two possibilities e Click on MEDUSA using the left mouse button or e Click on MEDUSA using the right mouse button In the opening pulldown menu click On Open File Figure 41 Context Menu In s NENNEN ETETETT Oper File m Se List Browser
39. eed to mark them with the left mouse button and at the same time press down the shift key of your keyboard All suc cessive rows are marked as you can see on the black background color when dragging the mouse key up and down To tag rows that are not connected you need to mark them with the eft mouse button and at the same time press down the snift andthe control key When all the rows are selected enter the new text and finish the entry with the Enter key he text will now be undertaken in all the other fields AWGCAD Linesyle Layer Colo So IILAYER NEU 2 BE JLAYER NEU 2 jLAYER NEU 2 dok jude BLAYERNEU 27 JE 0 SERRET U 4 4 LOM se Rh sin i 28 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 AVY Editing Tables CAD Schroer Inserting Rows 1 To insert a new row move the cursor over a line and press the right mouse key A popup window will open If you did not select the line before the following two options will be available Figure 15 Popup Menu Ut Copy Paste Insert line before Insert line after Belete line 2 Move the cursor over the line over which respectively under which you want to insert the row 3 To insert a row over the current line choose Insert line before 4 To insert a row below the current line choose Insert line after 5 To fill the row click into the single columns using the left mouse button Selecting Rows To mark a complete row
40. ernet browser has to be defined in the file cadconvert cfg After installation you find this file in C Programme CADConvert_pro_MA4 cfg You can open this file with an editor and customize the line HELPVIEWER Figure 65 The CADConvert cfg File Bl cadconvert cfg WordPad Datei Bearbeiter Ansicht Einf gen Format Ol SA ele 8 Configurationfile for CADCONVERT Converter settings HELPPATH S CADCONVERT doc gb HELPVIEWER C PROGRAMME INTERNET EXPLORER IEXPLORE EXE MESSAGEPATH CADCONVERT mess gb You can achieve the same by using the menu of the settings for the Internet browser You find the entry field for the HTML Browser Via Project gt Settings gt Settings gt Common see Settings H TML Browser on page 45 As default the following s defined C PROGRAMME INTERNET EXPLORER IEXPLORE EXE After re starting CADConvert pro you will be able to start the documentation from inside the pro gram via Help gt Documentation 98 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 SA Info about Project Info about Project The option Info about Project opens a file via the Editor You can enter information about the cur rent project and call them up later on The name of the currently called up project appears behind the option in our case standard Figure 66 The Help Menu Option Info about Project About CADConvert pro Documentation Info about project standard
41. ers will be saved and is recallable at anytime This documentation will help you to take advantage of the capability characteristics of CADCon vert pro and to achieve the best possible results On the basis of detailed graphics and instruc tions you will be advised of the individual menu items and commands After just a few sessions you will be able to adjust the optimal configurations fast effective and accurate CAD Schroer GmbH 9 CADConvert pro M4 Introduction N ZA CAD Schroer Installation The installation of CADConvert pro will be executed just like with any other Windows NT prod uct Please follow the steps below How to download the CADConvert pro installation file 1 Start a web browser and open the homepage of CAD Schroer www cad schroer com 2 Click left on the link Customer Portal A web page for entering user name and password opens 3 Enter user name and password and click left on Login The customer portal web page opens 4 Click left on the link Download Area The download area for CSG Solution products opens 5 There click left on the Windows link below MEDUSA4 The MEDUSAA products will be displayed 6 Click left on the upper link CADConvert pro for saving the installation file of CADConvert Pro 7 After successful download leave the customer portal by clicking On Logout How to install CADConvert pro 8 Double click on the downloaded file e g cadconvertpro_4_4 exe This will star
42. ert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer HELP This chapter explains how to get information about the CADConvert pro product e he Help Pulldown Menu T 96 e About CADConvert pro eenderde tende hennen 97 EP cce ERR TTE 98 dB MO 121610 FOIS s MEN m I 99 CAD Schroer GmbH 95 CADConvert pro M4 Help N ZA CAD Schroer The Help Pulldown Menu Use the Help button in the menu bar to open a pulldown menu containing the items shown below Figure 63 The Help Pulldown Menu Help About CADConvert pro Documentation Into about project standard 96 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 About CADConvert pro Ns E CRD Schroer About CADConvert pro Using the About CADConvert pro Option in the Help pulldown menu an information window opens It will display both the current version number of the application and the address of the CAD Schroer GmbH Figure 64 The About CADConvert pro Window CADConvert pro M4 f i x LAD Convert pra wld Version 4 4 Januar 2010 Copyright ic 2000 cap CAD Schroer GmbH Fritz Peters Str 26 30 4 447 Moers e Mail service cad schroer de CSGE 4 0 0 Jan 19 2010 11 23 17 MEDIA 4 Jan 18 2010 03 53 25 Compiled an Jan 14 2010 at 11 25 27 CAD Schroer GmbH 97 CADConvert pro M4 Help N ZA CAD Schroer Documentation The Documentation option opens the Online documentation To start this guide within the application your favored int
43. ert pro M4 Description of the Product Ns E CRD Schroer Description of the Product CADConvert pro is based on a new specially developed converter technology This technol ogy is also the base for the development of the new MEDUSA DXF Interface But CADConvert pro goes another step further regarding the configuration analysis and com fort of operating CADConvert pro is fault tolerant The system is able to intercept faulty inputs within the Input data Missing input parameters are occupied with reasonable defaults CADConvert pro is open for adjustments There are different mapping possibilities for almost all elements in the DXF format Each manu facturer decides a form for the mappings when writing their data for the system This way each CAD System generates a different DXF dialect That means that the conversion results of DXF data from different source systems will differ since all dialects have to be interpreted when reading the DXF data All possible information of a source system will first be transferred in a high capacity graphical core by CADConvert pro After that the allocation mapping of the different elements to the possible elements of the source system will be done for the optimal setting for the conversion In CADConvert pro the mapping is supported by the graphical menu prompt The settings can be saved With the help of this function data for the conversion of different source systems or different custom
44. es red DWG is an alternative output format that can be used also A file browser appears Figure 12 File Browser Offnen EEI Suchen in E Oxf cewe EN c Eg El S001001 cid Farben alt cd al 5001002 cbe al MAPPING TEST dxf al 5001 OU db al struct test def a 5001 ODA cbe al zal 1 00 chef a 5001 ODS df al Zeichng dxf al att_2 chef al Zeichngl dxf Dateiname 5001 004 ext Dateityp AutoCAD DAF cf Abbrechen 2 Enter the output directory and the file name for the drawing If you are not indicating a name for the drawing the default file name will be used 3 Click on Go in the execution area The drawing is being converted The progress is displayed in the status bar The drawing has now been converted and is filed in the output directory CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer SETTINGS EN 26 gE 27 OUDE OER tenen eneen en 32 SAI lg c derden me detinee E E 33 EE 43 E 0 HP 64 dico Moe 65 SE me ete Annee Reen 66 CAD Schroer GmbH 25 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CRD Schroer Overview Figure 13 Project Pulldown Menu T CADConvert pro M4 standard Fle View Analysis Project Help Output format Mappings d Settings Save as p Load Ta mta mH CADConvert pro offers a graphical user interface and therefore the individual settings are entered in the designated fields rather than entered by hand into a text file
45. estive if the definition for the pens has been changed e g via mappings You now have the possibility to change lt value gt with the entry Lt Scale An LTScale may be initialized in the file csg_template If you would like to take on the LT Scale you need to mark the box w LTScale from template file Bigfont This switch is used for text fonts with more than 255 characters e g Japanese text IY Bigfont Browse If the switch is activated fonts with more than 255 characters can be used Bigfont If the switch is not activated fonts with more than 255 characters cannot be used SUCHEN CAD Schroer GmbH 63 CADConvert pro M4 Settings Save as N ZA CAD Schroer CADConvert pro provides the possibility to save project settings Setting files can be stored under a different name on the hard disk Thereby any configuration and mapping files are saved in a project directory The settings can be called up via the Project Manager Mappings i Settings Load Project Manager x Project project project project standard Delete Cancel 64 To open the Project Manager dialog choose the Save as option in the Project pulldown menu You can enter a name in the Project input field and transfer it using the Save button To delete an entry select it in the list and click Delete CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Load Ns A CAD Schroer Load
46. ets medusa Abbrechen Laufwerke e Daten Hetzwaerk 5 Name the file A file extension is not needed 6 Confirm the selection with Ok The file will be saved Please refer to chapter Mappings on page 33 to get instructions on how to load that file again later on CAD Schroer GmbH 93 CADConvert pro M4 Analysis N ZA CRD Schroer Template File In the lower part of the Settings dialog for MEDUSA gt DXF which you call up via Project gt Settings gt Settings the Template file text field is provided The option allows a file created in AutoCAD to be integrated before the conversion The file contains the typical data for the output file The complete path name is required Templatetile CAprogram ex AD Canmvert proetgycsg template dxf Browse Here the desired values will be used for all files to be converted as long as the template file is integrated You may also configure these settings via Made Mappings They contain all input and output values that will be recognized by CADConvert pro after the analysis loading of a drawing into the Input These values can be modified as well as saved You may load the file created prior to that with these specifications before each conversion If you have made changes to Code and DDL you also need to readapt the Template Sheet It needs to contain all line and text types for the correct display 94 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConv
47. example replace filename with an actual file name F Filename amp path cepvnedddnddwrey 00000000 Shows Showspathandfilenames and filenames Lianan adi mouse button ici cibi cM the buttons to press on a User Guide mouse and names of books bold A temporary group is a collection of Emphasize text CAD Schroer GmbH 5 CADConvert pro M4 N 2 CAD Schroer Online User Documentation HTML Online documentation is provided in HTML format You can view this online documentation in the installation directory and directly by calling it up within the CADConvert pro user interface Installation Directory 1 Navigate to the directory where CADConvert pro is installed lt CADConvert pro installation directory gt doc lt language gt where lt language gt is either gb English or ger German 2 Click on the file ccp_main html CADConvert pro Interface 1 Click left on the entry Help inside the main menu 2 Choose CADConvert pro Documentation from the pulldown menu Your default HTML browser opens showing the ccp main html Printing Version of the Documentation PDF A PDF Portable Document Format file is included for each online book You must have Acrobat Reader installed to view and print PDF files If you don t have the Acrobat Reader you can download it for free from the Adobe homepage http www adobe com products acrobat readstep html For displaying the PDF file follow thes
48. first editing CAD Schroer GmbH 51 CADConvert pro M4 Setti ngs ED mis Sheet Precision Sheet Precision specifies the precision with which the MEDUSA drawing should be produced You can choose between LOW MEDIUM and HIGH Sheet Precision Sheet Precision Sheet Precision LOW MEDIUM HIGH LOW MEDIUM _ HIGH Low MEDIUMI HIGH A MEDUSA sheet with low A MEDUSA sheet with A MEDUSA sheet with high precision will be produced medium precision will be pro precision will be produced when converting duced when converting when converting 6 decimal places 9 decimal places 12 decimal places Units In opposition to AutoCAD MEDUSA works with units The command units defines whether or not the unit mm or inch will be entered into the MEDUSA file when converting rits rits MM INCH MM INCH The unit mm will be entered in the MEDUSA The unit inch will be entered in the MEDUSA file when converting file when converting Fillgap Fillgap For example p 001000 AutoCAD generates arrows with an element that does not exist in MEDUSA and therefore can only be reproduced To do so a contour is created The inside area of the emerged contour is hatched The spacing within the hatch ing can get very narrow in large drawings meaning that a large number of lines will be created in MEDUSA An adjustment with the Fillgap option makes It possible to influence that the space within the hatching is not too narrow and therefore renders that
49. h can not be changed anymore 44 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ss a CAD Schroer Helppath Helppath CAProgrammeCAD Convert pro kid doc gh Browse You can state the path to a directory in which the help file is located by using the command Helppath To do so you will need the complete name of the path in which the help file is located You can recognize the help file on the suffix htm Message path Messagepath CAProgrammeXCADConvert pro Mdymessgb Browse The command Messagepath enables the specification to the path of the directory in which the mes sage files for the DXF gt MED application are located The complete name of the path in which the message files are located is needed HTML Browser HT ML browser CAPROGPAMME INTERNET EXFLOREPFAEXPLORE EXE Browse The command HTML Browser states the path for the internet browser The online documentation of CADConvert pro will be started with the specified browser Documentation on page 98 Error Handling Error handling Iv Error logging Append errors Errartile CMempiert err Browse Errors occurring during translation will be shown in a reference display window The program will give you notice telling you that there are messages in your error file If the field Error Logging is activated the errors will be permitted in the file on which the path Error file is written If no path name for the error file is given the
50. he DXF MEDUSA conversion The complete path name is needed Symmapping C NProgrammeNCADConvert pro MANCFGNdxf2med symbol map The command Symmapping gives the path name to the symbol mapping table for the DXF MEDUSA conversion The complete path name is needed Clumps AutoCAD offers the possibility to organize blocks not only in width but also in depth The command Clumps defines whether the entire depth or just the block level of the actual ele ments should be adapted in the DXF file when converting Clumps On v Clumps Clumps Off Clumps The entire depth of the block structure is Only the lowest level of the blocks which orga adapted when converting into the MEDUSA nizes the actual elements is adapted into the file format MEDUSA file format when converting The rest of the block structure will be lost CAD Schroer GmbH 49 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CAD Schroer Blockname The command Blockname let you determine whether the name of the individual block should be attached as attributes to the belonging clumps during the conversion of nested blocks The clumps generated during conversion are The clumps generated during conversion are receiving the names of the belonging blocks as receiving the names of the belonging blocks as attributes attributes Move The minimal coordinate existent in the DXF file can be specified in the DXF file with the variable EXTMIN The command Move adjusts if that coordin
51. he Store function converts the current drawing displayed in the main window into the standard folder but only if the latter has not been changed However the drawing has to be generated into the main window by clicking on the View button prior Go After you have selected a drawing The Go command summarizes 4 different commands Loading a drawing e Analyzing a drawing Converting a drawing e Saving a drawing View The view command generates the drawing into the main window 20 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer FIRST STEPS This chapter you learn how to load a drawing and convert it into the destination system Lodno NSE NR LE 22 e Converting Drawings into the Destination System 24 CAD Schroer GmbH 21 CADConvert pro M4 First Steps uA E Loading Sheets The command menu Input loads the input file to be converted The formats In MEDUSA DXF and DWG are included in the program Q MEDUSA he default seting aere installation The processie identical for input CRE ormats 22 DAG 1 Click on MEDUSA A file manager appears where you can select the file to be loaded Figure 10 File Manager 3 x Suchen in C3 sheets_medusa amp et ET PARAMETRIC 3 5HE le PARAMETRIC 4 5HE Dateiname she Dateityp MEDUSA sheet shej Abbrechen Z 2 Use Open to verify the selection The drawing is generated into the converting list The outp
52. he Textstyle GDT you may specify which textfont to use for the medet transfer of framed text The transfer to DXf will be optimized so that the display is equivalent to that of MEDUSA Superlinemode With the help of this switch superlines can be translated as graphic into a DXF Block Superlinemade Transfer of the superline as line Line GRAPHIC Bath Superlinemode Transter of the superline as a simple vector graphic into Line GRAPHIC Beth ADAT BIOLA Superlinemode Transfer of the superline as either graphic or line Line GRAPHIC Beth CAD Schroer GmbH 61 CADConvert pro M4 Settings AVY CAD Schroer Code No oneal COHBINE The command Code No indicates the code number for the MEDUSA codes 2 3 4 F DXF Precision DF Precision D SEES The command DXF Precision specifies the amount of internal xl decimal places in the DXF file Blocktext Blacktext Blocktext specifies a MEDUSA text type with whose help a block can have a o name assigned to it The converter takes the content of the text of that texttype and uses it as the name for the block to be created when using such a text type within a clump At this the text type can only be contained once in a clump respectively the content of the text type has to be definite The text itself will not be converted as text during such a conversion but rather as the name of the block Blockattr Blockattr With the Blockattr command you can define
53. ion on page 98 first Info about project standard Opens a text file which gives the path to the standard project 16 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Navigation N CAD Schroer Navigation Figure 7 Navigation Bar te In C Out Pan Win 2X 1 2 Restore Dyn et 1 UTR These functions enable you to navigate within a loaded drawing Pan E Pan moves the center of the picture Win NN Win sets window clippings 2X m This function enables you to view a part of the window in double enlargement 1 2 1 2 Use this button to minimize the window to 0 5 Restore Restore Restore takes you back to the original view Dynamic Pan Bo Tl Selecting a scaling factor will automatically enlarge minimize the area of the center of the picture Subsequently the center of the picture can be moved dynamically by pushing and keeping down the middle mouse button In Output View En C ou With the help of this function you are able to switch back and forth between the in and output format in the picture CAD Schroer GmbH 17 CADConvert pro M4 Overview CAR CAD Schroer File Path E sheets_medusaitest_6001 U1 she DEFAULT E sheets medusa test 600101 dxf After opening a drawing the file paths are displayed in the upper window The path and the name of the opened drawing are displayed on the left side The default path of the output file will be on the right This means that the converted drawing in
54. is identical with the MEDUSA AutoCAD Linestyle 38 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 CAD Schroen Mappings MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Layer Status Figure 28 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Layer Status MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Linestyle Textstyle Text gt Attrib Clump gt Block Layer Status Path CAProgramme CAD Conver_pro_M4ictg medecst_layerstatus map In AutoCAD layers can have the states frozen FROZEN off HIDDEN or locked LOCKED e Status FROZEN The layer cannot be changed in AutoCAD e Status HIDDEN The layer is not displayed in AutoCAD e Status LOCKED The layer is locked in AutoCAD no change and no display possible Combinations of the states are possible This table assigns MEDUSA layers a special layer status in AutoCAD DXF CAD Schroer GmbH 39 CADConvert pro M4 Settings Load m CRD Schroer Using the menu option Project Load the following window opens It loads mapping files into the memory 40 Figure 29 Window Load Mappings Load CADConvert pro Mappings MEDUSA gt DXF Mappings OOOO OSF MEDUSA Mappings OOOO L Programme CAD Conver_pro_M4 ctq mededst_Istyle map L Programme CAD Conver_pro_M4 ctq mededst_tstyle map L FProgramme CAD0Conver_pro_M4 ctq med2dst_textattr map L Programme CAD Convert pro Mavcetgvmed Zdxt blktyp map CAPragrammesyCAD Comer pro Mdsctgymedgzdxt leyerstatus map CAPragrammesyCAD Convert pra Madsctgvcdezmed I
55. le Text Aittrib Clump gt Block Layer Status Path CAPragrammeyCADConvert pra Mdcfa med df tstyle map MEDUSA Auta ADI E 0 mel STANDAR m eof STANDAR LAPIAL pane al nn gran 1 HNs 1 1 1 ME This table allows you to define the presetting for the text You can add definitions for the MEDUSA text regarding the style layer color text type font and boldness and then transform them into AutoCAD DXF DWG style font layer color and boldness CAD Schroer GmbH 37 CAD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 ma Settings Gay MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Text gt Attribute Figure 26 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Text gt Attribute MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Linestyle Textstyle Tlext Attrib Clump Block Layer Status Path CAPragramme CAD Convert pra kdcfgimedzdxt textattr map MED Text Dx F Attrib SHEET_TITLE SHEET SHEET NUMBER SHEET NUMBER DRAWING NUMBER IDENTNUMBER DRAWIN_BY NAME This table allows you to add text attributes to specific text styles The handling is identical with the MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Linestyle MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Clump gt Block Figure 27 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Clump gt Block MEDUSA gt AutocAD Linestyle Textstyle Text Amib Clump gt Block Layer Status Path CAPragramme CAD Convert pra Mdcfgmed2dxt blktyp map SHEET HEADER This table assigns MEDUSA clumps to AutoCAD DXF blocks The handling
56. nsisting of Text and graphic wW Tetas Graphic Text as Graphic Particular texts are transferred as block Particular texts are only transferred as text Textheight Determines whether texts with height zero are transferred or not 4 Textheight Textheight Texts will be transferred Texts will be not transferred This is the default Clumpname Controls whether the group name from MEDUSA should be taken over as block name or not i Clumpname l Clumpname CAD Schroer GmbH 59 CADConvert pro M4 Settings N ZA CAD Schroer Groupnames from MEDUSA are transferred as Groupnames from MEDUSA are not trans blocknames to DXF ferred as blocknames to DXF A standardname Equal groupnames in MEDUSA receive auto is used MEDUSA_SET_ lt element_number gt _ matically a sequential number added to the blockname in DFX blockname grouplabel_sheet_no Usetruecolor With Usetruecolor set to on True Color RGB values will be transferred if defined Usetruecolor default is on Note that True Color RGB values can be defined in AutoCAD since version 2004 Usetruecolor on v Isetruecalar Usetruecolor Off Isetruecalar True Color RGB will be transferred True Color RGB will be not transferred Dimension The command Dimension offers the possibility to convert the dimensioning of MEDUSA into a DXF file as a real dimensioning DIM or as a geometrical image GEO With the real dimension ing conversions the functionality stays inta
57. nu which provides functions that will give you additional important information ww MEDCLUMP_UCL 134 Z MEDCLUMP_UCL 142_ Z MEDELI LIL 150 Z MEDCLUMP_UCL Tb Z MEDCLUMP_UCL 154 Z MEDELI LIL 180 Z MEDCLUMP_UCL 194 MEDCLUMP LICL 201 MEDCLUMP_SET_ 25_ MEDUCLLIRIP SET 229 E MEDCLUMP SET 233 Z MEDCLUMP_UCL 234 MEDCLUMP_UCL_252_ 11 CAD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 m Processing of Drawings KA Message window Just like Block structure the Message window option can be either set ON or OFF Message window Message window The message window displays information for example error messages But these are only dis played if the command error_handling is set OFF If itis set ON the messages that would be shown by the message window will be written into the Error handling Figure 44 Error Message CADConvert pro LAD Convert pra MEDUSA CAD Schroer GmbH cjactaber 200b Germany Operating system Windows 2000 Initialisaton ready gt gt gt since all current information is displayed in the message window giving insight about the progress of the list conversion the window should be set on ON during list conversing Auto draw The command Auto draw displays the desired drawing in the main window immediately after loading it Thus the task of the View button is assumed in the execution area This function can be either set on ON or OFF v auto draw auto draw 78 CAD S
58. nvert_pro_M4 cfg med2dxf_tstyle map 56 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer The command Text Style gives the path name of the text style mapping table for the MEDUSA DXF conversion The complete path name of the text style mapping table needs to be given Text 2 Attrib C Programme CADConvert pro M4NcfgNmed2dxf textattr map The command Text 2 Attrib gives the path name to the text 2 attrib mapping table for the MEDUSA DXF conversion The complete path name of the text 2 attrib mapping table has to be entered Blocktype C Programme CADConvert pro M4NcfgNmed2dxf blktyp map The command Blocktype gives the path name of the block type mapping table for the MEDUSA DXF conversion The complete path name of the text style mapping table needs to be given Layer Status C Programme CADConvert pro M4NcfgNmed2dxf layerstatus map The command Layer status gives the path name of the layer status mapping table for the MEDUSA DXF conversion The complete path name of the layer status mapping table needs to be given Blocks MEDUSA offers the possibility to organize clumps not only in width but also in depth The com mand Blocks adjusts whether or not the entire depth of the Clump level should be taken over into the DXF file if Blacks Blocks On Blocks Blocks Off The entire depth of the clump structure will be The clump structure disappears assumed into the DXF file when converting Colors Compared
59. o cad schroer ch www cad schroer ch France CAD Schroer France SAS 17 Rue du Docteur Lebel 94300 Vincennes Tel 33 1 41 94 51 40 Fax 33 1 43 77 17 68 e mail info cad schroer fr www cad schroer fr United Kingdom CAD Schroer UK Ltd 39 Newnham Road Cambridge CB3 9EY Tel 44 1223 460 408 Fax 44 1223 460 409 e mail info cad schroer co uk www cad schroer co uk Italy CAD Schroer Italia S R L Via Piave 1 E 20030 Senago MI Tel 39 02 38303267 Fax 39 02 33303399 e mail info cad schroer it www cad schroer it USA CAD Schroer US Inc 34 Rand Place Pittsford NY 14534 Tel 1 866 SCHROER 866 724 7637 Fax 1 866 724 1701 e mail info cad schroer com www cad schroer com CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 SAN CAD Schroer TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 5 Introduction About this GOE es eren ane ne eee be Fae ae ee ae B ne bee s 8 Description of the Product e eee 9 leae OE es N RE ESERGU ERIRPERARREREREESREU EE SERERE EE SR EE SS S 10 License nnana nananana 10 Overview 11 SII HI sanne ae DRE 12 MUIS TP 14 NAOVIGGUOM vmeer ee ee aR eee Beeke a ee ee 17 EL En 18 VAO TE 19 zu a r TITTPPTT 20 First Steps 21 EOaGING SUCCIS En 22 Converting Drawings into the Destination System n nanana aaaea aaa 24 Settings 25 Overview 20 ee sahen 26 EON IADICS saves ste e ee eee ea ee eneen eee 27 OUNDUL POlMMAl eases eeakaeaeedeees ones eterne
60. of the text is configured exact within MEDUSA and the text receives the text alignment Adjust The original text alignment gets lost If converting back the text would receive the justification 22 meaning the text would be aligned in the left corner Mw Textbox Textbox Optimized per Adjust Keeps the text justification as far as tolerable in DXF The text display in DXF DWG is deter mined according to the height 58 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ns E CRD Schroer Uniqblk When MEDUSA drawings are converted to AutoCAD it can happen that the MEDUSA clumps which were transferred in blocks will lead to a conflict of names in AutoCAD That can be avoided by using the Uniqblk option With that an additional identification will be implemented in the blockname Iv UnigBll M UniqBlk Uniqblk is activated additional identifier will be No additional identifier implemented Context Check The switch controls if a drawing without fitting code and DDL can be opened If it is opened all line and text elements which does not fit to standard may be displayed wrong If the switch is unset the default is ON 4 Context Check be Context Check MEDUSA sheets without fitting code and DDL The drawing is opened without code and DDL are not opened and a warning is displayed All line and text elements not according to standard may be displayed wrong Text as Graphic Particular texts are converted as block co
61. onvert pro M4 za Settings AVY CAD Schroer MEDUSA gt DXF DWG The paths to the mapping tables are entered in the window below Figure 37 CADConvert pro Settings MEDUSA gt DXF CADConvert pro Settings EE x Common MEDUSA common DXF gt MEDUSA MEDUSA gt DXF Mapping tables Linestyle Textstyle FEE pro_M4 cto mede cad_tstvle map Browse j Text Attrib CAProgramme CAD Convert pro Mdcteymedzdxf textattr map Browse Blocktype CAProgramme CAD Convert pro Mdcteymedzdxf blktyp map Browse Layer status CAProgramme CAD Convert pra Mdcteymedzdxt las erstatus map Browse Blacks M Colors Dimension Textstyle Code No DXF Precision v Polling GEO DIM medtext 6 v Unscale AutaCAD Textstyle GOT Blocktext Blockattr B ies ACAD2010 medtex M UnigBlk Jv Context Check DixfQutCharset Superlinemade v Text as Graphic ANSI 259 Line GRAPHIC Bath Textheight Clumpname M Usetruecolor Templatetile En LTScale 12 000000 Li Scale from template file Bigfont Browse You can also use the file manager for the entries It can be started with the Browse button Linestyle C Programme CADConvert_pro_M4 cfg med2dxf_lstyle map The command Line Type gives the path name of the line style mapping table for the MEDUSA DXF conversion The complete path name of the line style mapping table needs to be entered Textstyle C Programme CADCo
62. ors given by CADConvert pro You may also save the same and re use them to achieve the customization desired by you This assures the acceptance of your usual values for drawings line types text types etc You may also integrate a template file into the conversions that contains your com pany specific output data for the conversion 88 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Made Mappings Ns E CRD Schroer Made Mappings Load a drawing as input file and click on Analysis gt Made Mappings Figure 57 Made Mappings Option Analysis Project Help Made Mappings CADConvert pro analyzes the Layer Line and Texttypes Color and Bold of the loaded drawing and their meaning for the format to be converted At this all possible combinations for the output file will be displayed With the following example the meaning of the individual fields will be explained After having loaded a MEDUSA drawing as input in this example the analyzed Made Mappings table is displayed as follows Figure 58 Made Mappings Table for lines CADConvert pro Made Mappings MED gt DXF Linetype MED gt DXF Texttype Md AutoCAD E Bold Transfer ilse ze wore jcONTNUOUS le 0 18 ja 8 SOLD THN O Lo 025 CONTINUOUS O 025 ja 3 80OLID MEDIUM O 1 L0 D5 SOUD MEDIUM 0 GSRC D5 ja 48OLID THN 5 1 L0 018 CONTINUOUS 5 018 ja 0 18 ja amp SOLID MEDIUM 22 1 L0 0 SOUD MEDIUM
63. rther on until the converting pro cess is started Ok Using this button you are leaving the window and assume the inserted drawings Cancel with this button you will leave the window without any changes being made 84 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Starting the Conversion Ns A CAD Schroer Starting the Conversion To start the conversion of all drawings contained in the list click on the Go button in the OUT PUT menu Figure 50 List Go Option in the Output Menu List Go The following window opens Figure 51 Dialog List Conversion CADConvert Pro list conversion E x Scheduler Startime F MEDUSA 7 Path EXSHEETS MEDUSA El DF AutoCAD DXF W Path _ e temp wEpus4 M AutoCADDWG RPah _ fe temp wEpus4 gt Prompt Conversion 1 Activate the desired input format by clicking on one of the boxes All drawings with the respective formats from the reading directory will be converted 2 Activate Path You can now specify a target directory for the output format Here also a file manager is provided The completed drawings will be filled in the starting directory if Path is not activated 3 Select the output format Click on the Go button the conversion will start CAD Schroer GmbH 85 CADConvert pro M4 List Processing AVY CAD Schroer Timer Conversion 1 Follow the steps as described in chapter Prompt Conversion but without clicking on the Go button 2 A
64. s Figure 17 Pulldown Menu in the Default Output Dialog Default output x Output format MEDUSA AutoCAD DF AutoCad DhAZC MEDUSA Choose a format from the list by moving the cursor over the item and press the left mouse but ton The chosen format will be transferred into the field To quit the dialog and adopt the new settings click on Store 32 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Mappings Ns E CRD Schroer Mappings Overview Open the pulldown menu shown in Figure 18 via Project Mappings Figure 18 The Mapping Pulldown Menu T caDConvert pro M4 standard Fle View Analysis Project Help Fan vin oy Output format Dyn fe r Mappings AutoCAD gt MEDUSA setings d MEDUSA gt AutocAD Save AS Load Load i Eve With the menu item Mappings you can enter the default settings for the mapping files There are individual mapping files available for e AutoCAD gt MEDUSA e MEDUSA gt AutoCAD You can load already generated mapping files into the memory e Load e Save CAD Schroer GmbH 33 CADConvert pro M4 m i SAE Settings CAD Schroer AutoCAD gt MEDUSA AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype With the help of the table below you can preset in which MEDUSA line type an AutoCAD line DXF DWG will be transferred You can also add layer and color definitions for the lines Figure 19 Mapping Table AutoCAD gt MEDUSA Linetype AUTOCAD
65. s LPRM e Point functions LFUN e Superlines LSUP e graphical elements e g bordered or underlined texts LTXT Figure 39 Mapping Table MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Special Mapping Farem n T summer i ELEN 0 fi 8SLSUP SUPERLNE ja EXT JTEXBORER ia 70 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 KA The Mapping File CAD Schroer Special Text Mapping MEDUSA gt AutoCAD AutoCAD does not allow similar text styles with differential fonts For that reason text styles with the same font will be renamed to textstil_font atthe analysis of the conversion direction MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Figure 40 Mapping Table MED gt DXF Texttype CADConvert pro Made Mappings B X MED gt DXF Linetype MEDDXF Texttype EE 1B Layer Color PLAIN_SMALL m mo ots PAN SMALL _ MEOTed 22 Gan DOCUMENT mre p ror jo lot STANDARD ARIAL e 2 E e CHECKED BY M TCH Jo 018 CHECKED BY MEDTEXT 2 GSR DATE o TDA O 018 DATE MEDTEXT 2 98R CHECKED DATE 2 TDC O 018 CHECKED DATE MEDTEXT 2 SP SHEET NUMBER 2 TSN 0 05 SHEET NUMBER MEDTEXT 2 G8F SCALE 0 J s O 05 SCALE MEDTEXT GSR SHEET TITLE TT 0 07 SHEET TILE MEDTEXT SR NUMBER OF SHEE 2 TOF O 05 NUMBER OF SHEMEDTEXT 2 SR DRAWING NUMBEEZ 1 TSH 0 O07 DRAWING NUMBEMEDTEXT
66. st e map CAPragrammesyCAD Conver_oro_M4 ctq dat med_tstyle map L Programme CAD Conver_pro_M4 ctq dst med_textattr map L Programme CAD Conver_pro_M4 ctq dst med_blktyo map L Programme CAD Conver_pro_M4 CPa dst2med_symbol map cael CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Mappings Ns L CAD Schroer Save The procedure of saving mapping files is equal to the loading procedure Using the menu option Project gt Save the following window opens Figure 30 Window Save Mappings Save CADConvert pro Mappings MEDUSA gt DXF Mappings LProgramme CAD Convert pro Mdsctgvmed zdxt Iste map CAPragrammesCAD Convert pro Mdsctgvmed zdxt tete map CAPragrammesyCAD Conver_pro_M4 ctq med2dst_textattr map CPFrogramme CADConvert pro Md cta med ct _blktep map CPFrogramme CADConvert pro Mdsctgymedgzdxt lawerstatus map O 0O 0O GO DL OSF MEDUSA Mappings O CAProgramme CADConwert pra Ma scfadxfZmed Istyle map O GC XProgramme sCADCanver pra Ma scfadxfZmaed tstyle map O CAProgrammne CADConvern_pro_M4 cfg chef med_textattr map O C XProgramme scADConm en pro Ma cfgkdxfemed blktyp map O CProgramme CADConvert_ pra MaCFGhdxfZmed symbal map Clicking the check box activates the entry You can activate several entries Clicking on an entry displays an icon on the right hand side of the entry Figure 31 Activated Entry Save CADConvert pro Mappings MEDUSA gt DXF Mappings
67. t enen 32 M zeefT P 33 Sige En 43 DVO AS oever nrden eames 64 CAD Schroer GmbH 3 CADConvert pro M4 Table of Contents The Mapping Concept The Mapping File 000005 The Transfer Switch Processing of Drawings Source Directory llli Starting the Conversion Analysis OVERVIEW 22 cari go eaten wid ER AE ac Made Mappings llle Changing Default Template File llle Help The Help Pulldown Menu About CADConvert pro 0085 Documentation 0 0 0 Info about Project 20000 0 Limitations index N A CAD Schroer CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer PREFACE Book Conventions The following table illustrates and explains conventions used in writing about CADConvert pro applications Menu Choose Zoom from the View menu Indicates a command function or Add button button that you can choose from a Choose the tool Creates thin solid lines menu dialog or tooltray acos 0 345 User input The ciaddobj command commands keywords and Return Or Control g keys to press on a keyboard SyntaxBold Enter command plot config Where system output and user input are mixed user input is in bold SyntaxItalic tar cvf dev rstO0 filename Supply an appropriate substitute for each variable for the given
68. t the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the installation of CADConvert pro Please follow the instructions License For using CADConvert pro you have to obtain a license which can be requested in the custom ers portal of our home page the link is Customer portal and after log in finally Keyfile request The license is announced to the program during installation The feature line of the license file must contain the entry cadconvert_pro and the version number 10 4 An example of the feature line of a license is specified in the following FEATURE cadconvert pro CSGLMD 10 40 30 Jun 2010 1 DD0930510B9A1D6A2E65 VENDOR STRING CSG NOTICE D001431 ck 11 10 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 INS 2A CAD Schroer OVERVIEW This chapter is designed to give you just an overview over the functions in CADConvert pro For more detailed information please read the chapter Settings on page 43 User MI al E TN 12 e TSUNEO e ESE EEES 14 e NO TN 17 e Fe FA e E AE T EN RAATS 18 e001 EN 19 SEC an nesten TI ceases 20 CAD Schroer GmbH 14 CADConvert pro M4 Overview User N ZA CAD Schroer Interface CADConvert pro offers a complete graphical user interface All commands are available through buttons or alternatively input masks This chapter explains the graphical surface of CADConvert pro The program window is divided into 5 areas The functionality of these 5 sectors is
69. tarting MEDUSA or it is a workstation name e g ws_white The possible names of workstations can be found in the directory lt path to the MEDUSA user project gt MED WS The standard MEDUSA project provided with CADConvert pro does not contain a workstation definition Default Output Directory Default outputdir EASHEETS DXF Here you can enter a target directory for the output files 46 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 S A Settings CAD Schroer MEDUSA Common Using this window the MEDUSA project is set Figure 35 CADConvert pro Settings MEDUSA common CADConvert pro Settings Hn x Common MEDUSA common DXF gt MEDUSA MEDUSA gt DXF MEDUSA BIOS CAProgramme CAD0Convert_pro_ M Browse pro Ridimechbinscadae bin Browse DDL C Programme CADConvert_pra_M4 medi pin dal bin Browse Primsheet C Programme CADConvert_pra_M4 m2d bin prims bin Browse Common Mapping Settings Charactermap cAProgramme CADConvert_pro_MACFG character map Browse E You can use the file manager called up with the Browse button for inserting entries Project C NXProgrammeNCADConvert pro M4 The command Project allows you to specify a MEDUSA project file for the purpose of conversion The complete path for the desired MEDUSA project needs to be entered Code C Programme CADConvert pro M4Nm2dNbinNcode bin Enter the complete path of the MEDUSA code for the conversion DDL C NProgrammeNCADConvert pro M
70. the default line weight as it will be used in MEDUSA Default value is 1 0 54 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Settings Ks A CAD Schroer SplineApprox Controls the way how splines are approximated at curves In MEDUSA apline amp pprax apline amp pprax LINEAR CONIC LINEAR CONIC Approximation of curves is carried out by line Approximation of curves is carried out by conic segments arcs DxfinCharset DxfinCharset Usually a DXF DWG file contains a text code entry By default the ANSL1252 ETE entry within the DXF DWG file is DWGCODEPAGE ANSI 1252 ANSL 950 Via DxfInCharset you can specify different codes ANSI 1250 ANSI 1251 If CODEPAGE is not set within the DXF DWG file the DxfInCharset entry ANSI 1252 is used Please note The following codes are possible ANSI 932 japanese Microsoft Shift JIS ANSI 936 GBK simplified chinese ANSI 950 BIG5 traditional chinese ANSI 1250 east european latin ANSI 1251 cyrillic ANSI 1252 west european latin ANSI 1253 greek ANSI 1255 hebrew EUC JP UNIX japanese encoding Map Logging The command Map Logging enables you to create a mapping protocol file If Map Logging IS deactivated no mapping protocol is written M Map Logging Browse If Map Logging IS activated a mapping protocol is written The complete path name is needed IY Map Logging C Programme CADConvert_pra_M4 CFG prot map Browse CAD Schroer GmbH 55 CADC
71. tically be directed to the Windows user interface after exiting CADConvert pro View Figure 3 Menu Option View View Analysis Project Block structure Message window v auto draw v auto load The option Block structure enables you to view the hierarchical composition graphically The struc ture is displayed with the help of blocks definition of geometry It either has to be turned on or off The option Message window Can also be either turned on or off The window displays messages for example error messages However these messages are only displayed if the command error handling Is set on Off If the command error handling is set On the messages that would be shown in the win dow are written in the error handling Since the most current information is displayed in the message window it should be set to On when converting a whole list 14 CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 Menu Bar Ns E CRD Schroer auto draw means that the drawing will be displayed right after loading without you having to acti vate the button view in the execution bar auto load loads the file directly after opening it without having to click the Load button in the execu tion bar Analysis Figure 4 Menu Option Analysis T CADConvert pro M4 standard File View Analysis Project Help EM 4 Made Mappings The option Made Mappings enables CADConvert pro to analyze the layer lines and text types of the loaded drawings
72. toCAD gt MEDUSA MEDUSA gt DXF specifies the path to the mapping directories for MEDUSA gt AutoCAD Load setting files will be loaded into the memory Save setting files will be saved on the hard disc Save as setting files will be saved on the hard disc under a specified name CAD Schroer GmbH 43 CAD Schroer CADConvert pro M4 za Settings AVY Common The Common dialog enables you to define auxiliary paths and other settings Figure 34 CADConvert pro Settings Common CADConvert pro Settings B el x Common MEDUSA common DXF gt MEDUSA MEDUSA gt DF LADConvert pro Projectpath CAProgramme CAD Convert pra M4 Helppath cAProgramme CADConvert_pro_MAdaciger Browse Messaqepath C Programme CADConvert_pra_M4 MESS gb Browse HTML browser CAPROGRAMMENNTE RNET EXPLORERVEXPLORE EXE Browse Error handling fv Error logging Append errors Errarfile CNtemplerr er Browse Common Overwrite existing files Workstation W S DEFAULT Default outputdir fF Browse Also here you may use the file manager for entries It can be started with the Browser button Project path Projectpath CAPragrammeXCADConvert pro M4 The Project Path toolbar always shows the at the time of installation selected path as an output folder Other files are stored entered in this folder That includes for example CODE BIN DDL BIN and so on After installation the project pat
73. up Before it was in the conversion list A status prompt gives information about the loading status During the load process the drawing is analyzed and data such aS Made Mappings are generated into the according lists where they can be modified After this the loading process is completed Converts the current drawing which is displayed in the main window into the default directory unless it has been changed before First the drawing has to be generated into the main window by using the view button see below The command combines four different commands after selecting a file e loading e analyzing e converting saving the drawing The view command generates the drawing in the main window The status line informs you respectively commands about any performed command CAD Schroer GmbH Ns E CRD Schroer Viewing Overview View Analysis Project Black structure Message window v auto draw v auto load e Block structure Message window e Auto draw e Auto load Block structure The option Block structure enables you to view the hierarchi cal structure graphically The structure is displayed with the help of blocks geometric definition view Analysis Project v Block structure This option is either set to ON or OFF CAD Schroer GmbH E MEDCLUMP_SET_133_ View Analysis Black structure CADConvert pro M4 Viewing Via View in the menu bar you can open a pull down me
74. ut 32 FROZEN 39 G Go 20 H Help path 45 Helpviewer 98 HIDDEN 39 Hidden Layer 50 HTML Browser 45 In Output Overview 19 103 CADConvert pro M4 CAR AB CDE FGHIJ KLM NO PQ RSTUVWXY Z GS Input 74 Input View 17 Input First steps 22 Inserting rows 29 Installation 10 Internet browser 98 L Layer Status 39 57 LFUN 70 Linetype 48 56 AutoCAD gt MEDUSA 34 MEDUSA gt AutoCAD 37 List browser 83 List conversion start 85 List processing 81 Load 20 Loading drawing auto 79 Loading mappings 40 Loading settings 65 LOCKED 39 LPRM 70 LSUP 70 LTScale 63 LTXT 70 Made Mappings 89 Map Logging 55 Mapping Attribute gt Texttype 35 AutoCAD gt MEDUSA 34 Concept 67 MEDUSA gt AutoCAD 37 Mappings 33 load 40 save 41 Medstyle 66 Message path 45 Message window 78 Minimize view 17 MM Textstyle 49 Move 50 Moving rows 31 Multiline 101 N Navigation 17 O Online Documentation 98 Output 80 Output directory 46 Output format 32 Output View 17 Output view 17 Output First step 24 104 P Pan 17 Point functions 70 Polyline 58 Precision 62 Prims 70 Primsheet 47 Print 31 Printing documentation from Portable Document Format PDF files 6 Processing drawings 73 Project 47 Project path 44 Project settings save 64 Proxy 54 R raster images 101 Hestore 17 Hestore view 17 rows copy 31 delete 29 edit 28 insert 29 move 31 select 29 S Save as 64 Saving mappings
75. ut format for MEDUSA is set on DXF by default 3 Click on the Load button in the execution bar to load the file 4 In order to view the drawing click on view The drawing is generated in the main window CAD Schroer GmbH CADConvert pro M4 2 Loading Sheets Ns CAD Schroer The default setting of the output format for MEDUSA is DXF The upper part of the window displays both the name and path of the loaded drawing and the default output name and path Figure 11 Main Window displaying the Loaded Drawing inlx Pan Win 2x 1 2 Restore Dyn Out WEDUSA DXF Dic List Ansehen Bereit NLM Laden speichern Now you can modify the values of the loaded drawing within the different setting or mapping tables CAD Schroer GmbH 23 CADConvert pro M4 First Steps Ky T CAD Schroer Converting Drawings into the Destination System The output format of the currently loaded drawing is defined by the Out Qut command CADConvert pro pro falls back on the default output format pro MEDUSA vided that no changes have been made The following formats are at BEES choice as standard Q DXF e MEDUSA DTF DWG e DWG It follows a description about the conversion of a MEDUSA drawing into the output format You need to have a drawing loaded in the input format 1 Click on DXF The DXF format is appointed by default in a loaded MEDUSA drawing The button shin
76. with your left mouse key to open the pop up menu You can then select the desired conversion method CAD Schroer GmbH 53 CADConvert pro M4 Settings AVY CAD Schroer Area Standard Standard The model as well as the paper areas will be transferred from AutoCAD to the MEDUSA file The file receives the standard name Area Model Model Only the model area of the AutoCAD file will be taken into account when converting It will be saved as a MEDUSA file and receives the standard name Area Paper Paper Only the paper area from AutoCAD will be transferred to MEDUSA If more than one paper area exists for an AutoCAD file a dialog appears listing them Now you can choose a desired paper area from the list The MEDUSA file receives the standard name Proxy The Proxy switch provides the opportunity to transfer Proxy elements which contain Proxy images from AutoCAD to MEDUSA You can choose between OFF BLOCK and ENTITY Proxy Proxy Proxy OFF BLOCK ENTITY OFF BLOCK ENTITY OFF BLOCK ENTITY Proxy elements are not con Proxy elements are converted Proxy elements are converted verted as Block as single elements Default Linewidth PECES In AutoCAD there is the possibility to control the line weight not only fom directly but also by defining a default value The value for the default is defined in the AutoCAD installation file and is not part of the DXF format With Default Linewidth you can assign a value to
77. xflnCS ForceDxfInCS Off FarceDixflncs In any case the DxfInCharset entry is used even if The code entry of the DXF DWG file is used a CODEPAGE entry exists within the DXF DWG file Dimension The command Dimension Offers the possibility of converting the dimensioning from DXF to MEDUSA geometrically GEO or as a real dimensioning DIM or as a mixed dimensioning COM The geometric image of the dimensioning will be kept when using the geometric conver sion GEO But all functionalities will be lost With the real dimensioning DIM conversion the functionalities are obtained Differentials can not be excluded due to differences between AutoCAD and MEDUSA regarding the dimension ing The real dimensioning will be obtained with the mixed conversion COM But a geometric image will be deposited at first If due to the above mentioned reasons differentials emerge between the converted dimensioning and the geometric image of the original dimensioning they will be visible after the next editing Dimension Dimension Dimension GEO DIM COM GEO DIM COM GEO DIM COM During conversion the scaling The conversion carries the The conversion carries the will be carried over to genuine scaling over to genuine scaling but stores pri MEDUSA as a geometrical MEDUSA mary a geometrical image image The functionality stays intact The functionality stays intact The functionality gets lost Differences will appear after the

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