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Vector formats


The program supports the following vector formats for its output files:

  • AutoCAD DXF
  • AutoCAD DXB
  • ArcView Shapefiles (SHP)
  • MapInfo MID/MIF 
  • Windows Metafile (WMF)
  • Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
  • ASCII XYZ
  • Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG)
  • Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
  • Adobe Illustrator (AI)

Some formats have restrictions for some types and properties of objects to be saved; those restrictions derive from the objects' internal design and purpose. Differences between formats are presented in the summary table below.

Format Polylines Splines Arcs and circles Coordinates values Coordinate reference Z-coordinate Colors
DXF Yes No Yes Float Yes Yes Yes
DXB Yes No Yes Float Yes Yes No
SHP Yes No No (replaced with polylines) Float Yes Yes Yes (add field in DBF)
MID/MIF Yes No Yes Float Yes Yes Yes
WMF Yes Yes Yes Integer (16 bits) No No Yes
EMF Yes Yes Yes Integer (32 bits) No No Yes
XYZ Yes No No (ignored) Float Yes Yes No
SVG Yes Yes Yes Float Yes No Yes
EPS Yes Yes Yes Float Yes No Yes
AI Yes Yes Yes Float Yes No Yes

Notes:

ArcView Shapefiles (SHP)

This format does not support arcs and circles; therefore, they are replaced with contours with some approximation.
Saving to Shape format creates at least these three files:

  • *.shp - stores contours' geometry
  • *.shx - index file
  • *.dbf - additional properties data

Contours with a z-coordinate are saved to an additional set of the shape files with the "_3d" suffix in the file name:

  • *_3d.shp
  • *_3d.shx
  • *_3d.dbf

This format has the following settings:


Shape format options

Closed contours (polygons) can be saved to an additional set of the shape files with the "_p" suffix in the file name:

  • *_p.shp 
  • *_p.shx 
  • *_p.dbf 

Contour color data can be optionally saved as an additional field to the dbf file.

The field name: "COLOR_RGB", record format: RRGGBB as hexadecimal.

MapInfo MID/MIF 

Saving to this format creates these two files:

  • *.mid
  • *.mif

This is the only format that can save the latitude/longtitude degrees upon coordinate referencing.

Windows Metafile (WMF)

Restrictions: supports integer coordinates (16 bits) only; therefore, saving data with coordinate anchor in this format is generally impossible. Vector objects are saved in the raster coordinates system.

Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)

Restrictions: supports integer coordinates (32 bits) only; therefore, saving data with coordinate anchor in this format is generally impossible. Vector objects are saved in the raster coordinates system.

ASCII XYZ

ASCII XYZ is a plain-text format. Each line represents a contour's point in the following format:

X_coordinate Y_coordinate Z_coordinate N_contour_number

If no Z-coordinate is set for a contour, the field will be set to 0.

All contour points follow one another and have the same contour number. We cannot guarantee that contour number will increase exactly by one 1 but we can guarantee that each contour number will be unique. If the vectorized set of vector objects has not been edited manually, and the number of contours has not changed, contour numbering will begin at 1 and continue incrementing by 1.

The XYZ format does not provide saving arcs and circles, so they are simply ignored during saving.

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