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How to Easily Convert DWG to DXF Without Autocad

February 6th, 2010

At my job as a computer GIS , I often received data from client with many formats including dxf, dwg and many other formats. In this tutorial I will show you how to convert the .dwg into .dxf format without Autocad. dwg and dxf is the default format for Autocad. It has no problem if we have Autocad installed on computer. But, if you don’t have Autocad you can use AutoDWG to DXF converter software to help you convert those type of files.

1. Download and install the AutoDWG to DXF Converter

2. Run the AutoDWG to DXF Converter

3. Select your conversion type between DWG to DXF or DXF to DWG. You can also create a version conversion. Also specify if you only want to convert single file or multiple files within the directory.

4. Then finally click Convert Now, your files will be converted automatically. You can then use the converted files for other purposes.

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Free Map Viewer for Ubuntu with Emerillon

January 30th, 2010

Currently there is a nice GIS like software running on Linux especially Ubuntu. It called Emerillon. This tutorial will guide you to the installation of Emerillon on Ubuntu. Emerillon is a Map Viewer based on OpenStreetMap. Its an easy to use MapViewer for Linux yet powerful. With this software you will be able to:

Browse maps,
Search the map for places,
Placemark places for later quick access.

Now follow this tutorial to install Emerillon on Ubuntu 9.10:

1. Add the Emerillon repository into your system. Simply type this line below on terminal:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mathieu-tl/emerillon

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How to install ESRI ArcExplorer in Ubuntu Karmic Koala

January 21st, 2010

ArcExplorer is a free software by ESRI, the most popular GIS software developer. This ArcExplorer can do a lot of GIS things. You can open and view the most current GIS file formats like ASRI Shape file, DXF and many more. Here are the steps to install ArcExplorer inside Ubuntu Karmic Koala.

With ArcExplorer, you can

    * Display and query a variety of standard data sources including
          o ESRI shapefiles
          o ArcInfo coverages
          o Images
          o ArcIMS services
    * Pan and zoom through multiple layers and identify, locate, and query geographic and attribute data.
    * Symbolize your data based on attributes contained in your data layers to create thematic maps.
    * Perform basic spatial analysis tasks on the geographic data, such as selecting and buffering features.
    * Freely distribute ArcExplorer and your data on media so colleagues can effectively view your data.

1. First you will need to download the binary file of ArcExplorer for Linux. This download requires free registration. Simply put your email address and you will be confirmed immediately. before going any further, The installation of ArcExplorer requires Java JRE 5 or higher. If you don’t have it, you must install the Java JRE to your system first.

2. The downloaded file should be something like this arcexplorer931_linux.tar. You can simply right click on this file and select “Extract here” to extract the downloaded file. Or if you want to do this via terminal, simply type this command in your terminal to extract the .tar file: