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- AutoCAD to IDRISI Import Utility
-
- ACDTOIDR.LSP is an AutoCAD Lisp routine written by Ed Riegelmann, an IDRISI
- user in Virginia. It is distributed here free of charge with permission of
- the author. ACDTOIDR allows the user to digitize and edit vector data with
- AutoCAD and then to output an IDRISI vector file directly from within
- AutoCAD. This was created to produce output compatible with Version 3.2 of
- IDRISI. However, Version 4 should have no trouble reading this format.
-
- Because this is a user-contributed peripheral module, no support
- can be given for this routine. However, user contributions are always
- welcome and are distributed without charge.
-
- Operating Instructions :
-
- 1. Load the LISP utility from the command line in Autocad by entering
- (load "acdtoidr"). This is not needed if the utility can be
- accessed from the screen pop-up menu.
-
- 2. Generate a .vec file using the ACDTOIDR utility. Copy down the rows
- and columns displayed at the end of the utility process (you will
- need these numbers when creating an .img file using INITIAL).
-
- 3. Move the .vec file to your IDRISI directory.
-
- 4. Create a documentation (.dvc) file using the DOCUMENT module.
-
- 5. Use INITIAL to create a blank .img file. Be sure to create a binary
- image with the same data type found in the .dcv file. Use the row
- and column numbers copied down during vector processing to define
- your image size.
-
- 6. Run POLYRAS to convert your vector data to a raster image (.img
- file).
-
- For more information about additional data manipulation and display modules
- available for AutoCAD (including a raster to vector converter for IDRISI
- called IDRTOCAD, and a pop-up utility menu), write to :
-
- Ed Riegelmann
- 2051 Mercator Drive
- Reston, Virginia 22091
-