kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 A client has sent a drawing for us to work on, but is only able to provide it as an shp file (along with a version in bak and bmp.) Is there any way of importing these into AutoCAD 2007 ? Quote
ReMark Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 What software was used to produce the drawing the client sent you? Quote
kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 unfortunately I've only been able to speak to his sec. since Friday so no way of finding out. Quote
Commandobill Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 You can import them using autocad map. .shp is an ESRI shape file Quote
ReMark Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 You're aware that AutoCAD will create .bak files if set up to do so. AutoCAD can also export a drawing file in .bmp form. These are two of the file types you mention. Now, why anyone would elect to email a drawing in either of these forms is beyond me, as it makes no sense, but would you be willing to try something? Quote
ReMark Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Ah...I see Commandobill has discerned the answer while I was busying typing away. Quote
Commandobill Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Sorry remark didnt mean to steal your thunder. Anyways if it's something you do not see all the time I would recommend downloading the trail version of arcv2cad. It's not a difficult program to use. Quote
ReMark Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 No prob Commando. I was just meandering until someone knowledgeable came along to save the day. Do you know what the deal is with the .bak and .bmp files? I thought perhaps the OP could rename the .bak file to .dwg and try opening it. Quote
kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 Tried editing the file extension... no joy. CommandoBill... autocad map (?) or arcv2cad ? Quote
kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 pants.... tried arcv2cad and it tells me "the file is not ESRI or it has a corrupt or unknown header" Quote
Commandobill Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Never heard that before. If you can get your hands on autocad map then I would go that route. Quote
rkmcswain Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 If you don't have AutoCAD MAP or access to it, take a look at this inexpensive product for importing SHP files into vanilla AutoCAD. http://www.dotsoft.com/shapeio.htm Quote
kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 Never heard that before. If you can get your hands on autocad map then I would go that route. Currently downloading a trial version of this, in the vain hope that it might solve my problem. Quote
Coosbaylumber Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 No prob Commando. I was just meandering until someone knowledgeable came along to save the day. Do you know what the deal is with the .bak and .bmp files? I thought perhaps the OP could rename the .bak file to .dwg and try opening it. That is how I used to do it all. Simply re-name in to a readable file type. You can take a quick look at via Notebook or Notepad for file type, and then go. Now, if your client went and created in a more modern version of Acad then you use, then you got a problem. If you only got the files mentioned, then you may also have another problem that is legal-wise too. Wm. Quote
kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 opened it in notepad and its just this with about 30 more lines.. "Shop|High Street Stores|129 High StreetRoyston Barnslry S71 4RW|15|9|80" "Item 1|1|35|28|665|50|90|True|Caption|200|200|0|0" "Item 2|1|327|27|290|50|180|True|Caption|200|200|0|0" "Item 3|9|329|23|90|50|0|False|Caption|200|200|0|0" "Item 4|1|1440|27|1020|50|180|True|Caption|200|200|0|0" hardly seems enough info for a drawing surely !!! Quote
Coosbaylumber Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 That sort of reads like some sort of revision to a text file. They may have done some revision to text, saved it, and that is what you are seeing. Not getting a whole drawing with that file then. Generally you need the parent one to see everything then. Wm. Quote
ReMark Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 CBL: We're not talking the same type of .bak files here. Quote
chulse Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 An ESRI Shape file will consist of several files of the same name, but different extensions (typically a SHP, SHX, DBF, PRJ, XML, and sometimes others) They are all treated as a single file by the ESRI software and are all required to work correctly... So it seems like they didn't send you everything... if it came from ESRI in the first place. Quote
kippax Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 An ESRI Shape file will consist of several files of the same name, but different extensions (typically a SHP, SHX, DBF, PRJ, XML, and sometimes others)They are all treated as a single file by the ESRI software and are all required to work correctly... So it seems like they didn't send you everything... if it came from ESRI in the first place. thats the conclusion I've come to and if that all he's gonna give me, then all he gets back is a scan of a drawing marked up by hand. crap in.. crap back:wink:.. Quote
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