I'm working with several dxf files describing a roadway intersection in Renton WA, USA. It's a small city a few miles south of Seattle.
When imported to my vwx file, the drawing origin is 250 miles W and 33 miles S of the intersection. The drawing origin is miles out in the Pacific Ocean.
I find that imported dxf and dwg files almost always have origin far from the relevant geometry. Is this a drafting convention? An AutoCAD standard workflow? Something about the vwx import process? Is there some important reference point out there in the ocean? Or?
No problem really. I'm just curious why anyone would work that way.
I manage in the usual ways by referencing the imported files near origin of a project vwx file, or importing the geometry I need near the origin of a clean vwx file. Also, I know I can chose the Center on Import option, but the various vwx layers do not usually register correctly (different extents with different geometric centers)
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I'm working with several dxf files describing a roadway intersection in Renton WA, USA. It's a small city a few miles south of Seattle.
When imported to my vwx file, the drawing origin is 250 miles W and 33 miles S of the intersection. The drawing origin is miles out in the Pacific Ocean.
I find that imported dxf and dwg files almost always have origin far from the relevant geometry. Is this a drafting convention? An AutoCAD standard workflow? Something about the vwx import process? Is there some important reference point out there in the ocean? Or?
No problem really. I'm just curious why anyone would work that way.
I manage in the usual ways by referencing the imported files near origin of a project vwx file, or importing the geometry I need near the origin of a clean vwx file. Also, I know I can chose the Center on Import option, but the various vwx layers do not usually register correctly (different extents with different geometric centers)
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