[Brlcad-tracker] [ brlcad-Support Requests-1427836 ] How/What can I import into the .g file

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Support Requests item #1427836, was opened at 2006-02-08 15:05
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Category: Modeling
Group: release 7.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Lee Butler (lbutler)
Assigned to: Lee Butler (lbutler)
Summary: How/What can I import into the .g file

Initial Comment:
From: Barber, Elizabeth 
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:40 PM
Cc: Loman, David; Enderlein, Michael ; Young, Rebecca
Subject: RE: MGED import/export cmds
 
Quick question:  Do files being imported/exported into 
a .g file have to be in .txt format?  Will it accept 
PowerPoint (.ppt), Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), etc.?

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From: Loman, David 
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:13 PM
Subject: MGED import/export cmds
Okay,
    Fiddled around and figured it out:
 
-To Import a file into the .g file:
 
    db binary -i u c ObjectInGeomFile.s File.txt
 
    In case you want to know:
        -i is the 'import' flag
        u is the 'Major Type' (dunno what that means)
        c is the datatype and c = 8bit signed char
 
 
-To export a file from the .g file:
 
    db binary -o File.txt ObjectInGeomFile.s
 
 
 
I haven't played with im/exporting anything other than 
a simple .txt so i cannot vouch for the data integrity 
of doing this is, say, a .ppt or .doc.
 
Any questions, um, ask me I guess, but you could cut 
to the chase and ask Lee :)
 
-Dave


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