AutoCAD® Drawing Databases (DWG / DXF)

AutoCAD® drawing databases in the .dwg and .dxf format can be converted to WinProp building databases. However, not all object categories available in AutoCAD®, are supported by the converter. The following list shows the AutoCAD® object categories supported by the converter module.

For the conversion of AutoCAD® databases to the WinProp format the following object categories are supported:

Table 1. Supported object categories
AutoCAD® Object Categories Indoor Mode Urban Mode Overlay Mode
Proxy Objects 2)
2D Polyline -
2D Solid
3D Box - - -
3D Face -
3D Mesh - - -
3D Polyline
3D Solid
3D Sphere - - -
3D Surface - - -
Arc -
Arc aligned text - - -
Circle
Donut - - -
Ellipse
Hatch -
Line -
MLine - - -
MText - - -
MInsertBlock - - -
PolyFaceMesh -
Polygone
PolygonMesh - - -
Polyline
Text - -
Note:
  • The AutoCAD® objects must have a closed form, to be converted to urban buildings.
  • The current version supports polyline and polygon proxy objects.
  • The AutoCAD® objects must have a height value assigned for a correct conversion.