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How to convert points from an XLS file to a DXF file. Here is a concrete example. Step 1) Select the list of points in Excel.
Step 2) Copy the selected area to the clipboard (Use the edit menu or control-C) Step 3) Paste the selection into Pointor. You will get a dialog for choosing the format:
In this case the original data works best by selecting pure numbers (top left) the tab seperator (upper middle panel) and the dot decimal separator (central panel). Note that we start reading at row 2 (central right panel) because the first row may be the headings of the columns from Excel. Step 4) Click on OK and then on OK again at the graphical preview dialog. This may or may not show you anything. You will then see an initial view of your data, followed by a dialog box:
Click on the yes button and you will get a repositioned view of your data. Step 5) Now you have to change the text sizes, grid sizes, block sizes to suit the extent of your data. Click on the options menu, options item. A dialog will pop up where these things can be set. The image below shows the central part of that dialog, with the settings we need for the data seen at the start of this tutorial:
Step 6) Click on OK and view your data. A part of the image for the data above is shown below:
Now, if you like what you can see you can zoom and pan around the image, or save it as a DXF file (under the File menu) or use the options dialog to change layers, sizes, colors etc.
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