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From: bernard@pleiades.mel.dbce.csiro.au (Bernard Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.graphics
Subject: Graphics Translation Programs
Keywords: DXF, to, PCX
Message-ID: <579@pleiades.mel.dbce.csiro.au>
Date: 18 Oct 90 08:03:25 GMT
Followup-To: ho@syd.dbce.csiro.au
Organization: CSIRO, Div. Building Constr. and Eng'ing, Melb., Australia
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I am posting the following on behalf of a colleague who does not have
access to the electronic news. Please reply directly to him via e-mail.

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We need to translate AutoCAD DXF format files to PCX in order to import
successfully the graphics images into Superbase 4.

I have been reading up and asking around on various possibilities and
the most promising ones are:

- HiJaak - a screen capture utility which has built-in capabilities
	   for graphics conversions.

- Generic CAD - CAD package that can import DXF and output PCX

Do you know of any other utility programs that may be able to do what
I have described?

Also, do you know of anyone using any of the two packages stated above?
I should appreciate some first-hand info before spending a few hundred
dollars on a package.

Hitherto, we have been scanning hard-copies of the drawings to TIF format
and converting to PCX. This is very laborious and time-consuming. 
Translating the drawings seem to me the way to go. Please advise.

Kang Ho
ho@syd.dbce.csiro.au (Internet Address)
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