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IDLffDXF::Write

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The IDLffDXF::Write function method writes a file for the DXF entity information this object contains.

Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLffDXF::]Write(Filename)

Return Value

Returns a 1 if successful in writing the file, 0 otherwise.

Arguments

Filename

A scalar string containing the full path and filename of the DXF file to be written.

Keywords

None

Examples

; Write a square to a new DXF file using lines:

oDXF = OBJ_NEW('IDLffDXF')

lines = {IDL_DXF_POLYLINE}

lines.dxf_type = 4

lines.layer='myLayer'

lines.thickness = 1.0

; Create clockwise square:

lines = REPLICATE(lines, 4)   

lines[0].vertices = PTR_NEW([[0.0,0.0,0.0], $

     [0.0,1.0,0.0]])

lines[0].connectivity = PTR_NEW([0,1])

lines[1].vertices = PTR_NEW([[0.0,1.0,0.0], $

    [1.0,1.0,0.0]])

lines[1].connectivity = PTR_NEW([0,1])

lines[2].vertices = PTR_NEW([[1.0,1.0,0.0], $

    [1.0,0.0,0.0]])

lines[2].connectivity = PTR_NEW([0,1])

lines[3].vertices = PTR_NEW([[1.0,0.0,0.0], $

    [0.0,0.0,0.0]])

lines[3].connectivity = PTR_NEW([0,1])

oDXF->PutEntity, lines

IF (not oDXF->Write('mySquare.dxf')) THEN $

   PRINT, 'Write Failed.'

   ; Clean up the memory in the structs:

   OBJ_DESTROY, oDXF

   FOR i=0,3 DO BEGIN

      PTR_FREE, lines[i].vertices, lines[i].connectivity

ENDFOR

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