Re: PostgreSQL and AutoCad

--- On Thu, 10/25/07, Andy <nospam@noplace.com> wrote:
> >> Is there any way of converting text from an
> AutoCad (.dwg ot .dxf) file into
> >> a PostgreSQL  Database??
> Do you want AutoCad to edit the drawings right out of the
> database?  How
> would you want to put them in/get them out, of the
> database?

I think the more traditional problem is to extract information embedded (within blocks) in a drawing to produce a bill
ofmaterial.  As long as the text is stored in a block it is a trivial task.  On the other hand, if the text is free
floatingin the drawing, finding it is a little more difficult but still possible using lisp or vba. 

Auto cad has prebuilt tools to extract/link data from blocks to any ODBC compliant database.  Of course, the holy grail
wouldbe to eliminate auto cad altogether and then render drawings from the data stored in the database. :-) 
Regards,
Richard Broersma Jr.