[Equest-users] Export eQUEST geometries?

[Charudatta Joshi]

Try PLine instead of just Line.
On Oct 16, 2014 7:24 PM, "Charudatta Joshi" <cjoshi.energy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nick,
>
> This could be easier than you expected. I did something similar in 2007.
> If the Lords at Autodesk have not changed things too much, it'll still
> work. Essentially you're asking for all floor polygons to be exported to
> CAD. So if that's AutoCAD, then create a text file, rename it as
> filename.scr (script). Paste the polygon block from inp into this scr. Make
> edits so each polygon vertices are arranged like this:
>
> Line $ cad command
> x1,y1
> x2,y2
> x3,y3
> $...so on. No need to repeat first vertex.
> Close $ cad command
>
> A bit of simple VBA will save precious minutes and provide happiness like
> no other. Simply dragging this scr into an  AutoCAD drawing should do it.
> You may get rid of overlapping lines with the rightfully called OVERKILL
> command.
>
> Note: For several shells, do this with separate files and put contents
> into separate layers each time you import. Or, for geek satisfaction, check
> the command sequence AutoCAD uses when you change an object's layer. Enter
> those commands in your scr at appropriate junctures, and expect everything
> to behave.
>
> Hope this works. If not, oh well...was a good story.
>
> Good luck,
> CJ
> On Oct 16, 2014 6:40 PM, "Nick Caton" <nick at 360-analytics.com> wrote:
>
>> I have what might be a “backwards” from a more typical request…
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone explored a method or process to *export* shell/zone
>> geometries as defined in eQuest wizards (and/or post-wizards) out to a 2D
>> CAD format, or otherwise a format which can in turn be redigested into 2D
>> CAD?
>>
>>
>>
>> Are there any pre-existing / shareable tools available to achieve this
>> function?
>>
>>
>>
>> I am not particularly interested in a 3D export (the Z dimensions) for
>> what I’ve currently got in mind… in the event that fact opens any doors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> ~Nick
>>
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