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Does
TranslateCAD handle DWG files?
No,
TranslateCAD® handles only DXF
files. You would need to use your
AutoCAD® software to convert your
drawings using the File->Save
As... menu. Alternatively, there
are a number of shareware or freeware
tools that perform this task. Although
we don't sponsor any of them, we have
successfully tried AnyCAD,
which allows you to freely convert
individual drawings without apparent
restriction (batch mode is not
supported in the unregistered version).
We have had good results as well with DraftSight,
a totally free 2D CAD software with
compatible AutoCAD commands that reads
and writes DWG and DXF files. And,
it's file size (65MB) is very small
for what it does.
How
can I see Unicode characters in
AutoCAD?
You
would need to install the respective
True Type Font in your PC and in the
Client's PC in order to properly
view/print in Unicode-based languages.
For instance, for Chinese language,
you need to download and install
SimSun font. You may download
the Support Package for foreign
languages directly from Microsoft.
How to segment files created with
TranslateCAD using SDL
Nora
Diaz's blog has a great
step by step explanation on how to
translate using TranslateCAD with
SDL, segmenting the text1 files
created by TranslateCAD and
translate them with SDL Studio
(2014/2017/2019)
Can
I translate Unicode characters within
DTEXT object?
Not
directly with TranslateCAD. Due to the nature of the (outdated) DTEXT
object, it is not possible to use Unicode fonts, if your source drawing
has DTEXT objects, you may need
to convert them to MTEXT using
AutoCAD.
This
is a workaround to solve the problem:
1.
Download this AutoLisp
script file in your hard drive and
Uncompress (unZip) the file.
2.
Open your drawing in AutoCAD and save with a
different name.
3.
Select menu Tools-AutoLisp-Load application and select the file t2m.lsp
and click on "Load" button
4. Type the command T2M in AutoCAD
5. Select all the text you want to convert
6. Save your drawing with MTEXT as DXF
7. Translate it with TranslateCAD
Many thanks to Terry Drewes, Author of
T2M script.
(File Found at Autodesk forums)
Why
am I getting the error "The
target file is already open by another
application"?
We're
working to solve this problem already.
This error message is shown not only
when the target file is actually open
or locked, but also when the
*trans1.txt file is not properly
formatted/encoded.
In
order to correct this error, you may
try the following steps:
1. Run
Microsoft Word
2. Within word, please open the file *trans1.txt
3. If prompted, select the encoding type (normally the one shown by default works fine)
4. You should see your translated text (target language) on the file
5. Use MS Word menu "File-Save AS"
6. Select file type "plain text", and choose override the file
7. When prompted choose this encoding:
Unicode
NOTE: Do
NOT
select UTF-8 nor UTF-7 nor "Unicode (Big-Endian)", but just the plain "Unicode", the first
encoding type on the list
8. Make sure that the "End lines
with" option has
"CR/LF" selected
9. Click on OK to save your file and
then close it
Once
the *trans1.txt file is already
re-formatted and properly encoded with
Unicode, please continue with your
reconstruction of DXF files in
TranslateCAD.
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