IGDS(Microstation) to and from E00(Arc/Info) file conversion

This page converts Microstation's Interactive Graphic Design Software (IGDS) files to and from ARC/INFO's Interchange file (E00).

IGDSARC <in_igds_file> <out_cover> {2D | 3D} {xmin} {ymin} {xmax} {ymax}
{OVERLAP | INSIDE} {text_width}

URL address of the Microstation IGDS file (ftp/http://domain/directories/filename.igds):

Name of the ARC/INFO coverage created from the IGDS drawing file:
THIS ARGUMENT IS SET BY THE SCRIPT

Options, specifies whether IGDS file is two-dimensional or three-dimensional:

The desired coordinate range of elements to be translated. Either all or none of these values must be entered. The default is the entire range of the IGDS file. IGDSINFO will display the x,y range of the file:
xmin xmax
ymin ymax

Overlap, all elements whose bounding boxes overlap the specified x,y range are extracted. Inside, all elements whose bounding boxes are completely inside the specified x,y range are extracted. used when an x and y range is specified:

The width of the IGDS-TEXT item (1 to 255):

Coverage Processing

BUILD/LINE/JOINITEM(.aat,.acode)
BUILD/POINT/JOINITEM(.pat,.xcode)
CLEAN/POLY
CLEAN/LINE
Dangle length Fuzzy tolerance for the CLEAN operation.

Export File

Options, specifies the data type to be exported to the interchange file:

Options, specifies how numbers and blanks will be compressed in the export file:



ARCIGDS <in_cover> <out_igds_file> <COMPLEX | NOCOMPLEX> <VANILLA | ACODE | SOURCE> <in_igds_seed_file> {in_cell_library} {in_property_map} {in_features} {out_elements}

Coverage URL (ftp/http://domain/directories/filename.e00):

Name of the IGDS file to be created: THIS ARGUMENT IS SET BY THE SCRIPT

Writing line strings with more than 100 points as: COMPLEX NOCOMPLEX

Source for feature properties, attributes and translation instructions: ACODE SOURCE VANILLA

URL of the IN_IGDS_SEED_FILE_DGN
(ftp/http://domain/directories/seed_file_name):

IN_CELL_LIBRARY is the name of the
cell library used to define cells:

URL of the MAP_PROPERTY_MAP - an INFO data file with the items feature,
level, ggno, class, props, color, style, weight and text. The file is used to define
graphic attributes for output elements. (ftp/http://domain/directories/filename.e00):

IN_FEATURES is a set of input coverage features that are to be converted:

OUT_ELEMENTS are the output design file elements that are to be created:

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