dwg2pdf cli - Hidden Objects

[regnete]

The createtd PDf contains objects which are hidden in the dwg (and should therfore be hidden in the pdf).

I create the pdf with the following command:

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dwg2pdf.bat -n -f -c -block=.*Model_Space.*,.*Paper_Space.* test_hidden_objects.dwg

The expected output is shown in test_hidden_objects_expected.pdf. The actal output is shown in test_hidden_objects_qcad.pdf.

Please watch the differences in the lower right area.

[andrew]

Is this a dynamic block with multiple states? If so, this is not supported in QCAD.

[regnete]

Yes, they are making heavy use of dynamic blocks.
Are you planing to implement support for this?

[andrew]

Not anytime soon I'm afraid, no.

[regnete]

Could we speed up your efforts with a donation?
Currentyl qcad is the the most reliable solution we found to convert dwg to pdf on the server.
We found only two issues which are relevant to us:

• lack of support for dynamic blocks

• Problem when generating multi page pdfs with differing page sizes

We would be willing to support your efforts on providing a solution to these issues with a one time donation?
We don't need support for editing blocks in QCad, we only need support for correct display in exported pdf.

[andrew]

I've had a brief look into dynamic blocks. Hiding those invisible entities of an inactive dynamic block states should be possible with 2-3 hours effort. I will contact you about a possible sponsoring of such a feature.

Problem when generating multi page pdfs with differing page sizes

Can you please elaborate on that? Should the page size vary from page to page? What would the pages show? Thanks.

[regnete]

Thats sounds great!

I will contact my customer to provide a slim test case for the multi page issue and post it here.

[regnete]

The multi page issue has disappeared as our customer changed the requirements.
So just dynamic blocks feature is pending.