DAT2DXF(1) DAT2DXF(1)
NAME
dat2dxf - convert airfoil coordinate files to dxf
SYNOPSIS
dat2dxf [options] infile
DESCRIPTION
The program dat2dxf is a command line tool to convert an airfoil coordinate infile to dxf. It can
handle Selig x,y formated input and similar formats.
dat2dxf can modify the physical properties of its output such as length or thickness as well as some
dxf options.
Over 1500 airfoils ar available at the UIUC arofil databese at
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads.html
OPTIONS
-c, --stdin
Read input from stdin instead from infile.
-n, --noheader
Do not write header and footer (NOT dxf compliant).
-o, --output file
Write output to file. Write to standard output if '-'.
-s, --scale scale
Scale size of the output to scale (eg. 200 for '1' to 200 mm).
-t, --thickness factor
Change the thickness and curvature by factor (eg. -t 0.9 makes it 10% thinner and 10% less
curved).
DXF OPTIONS
-l, --layer name
Draw the geometry to the dxf-layer name.
GNU STANDARD OPTIONS
-h, --help
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
-v, --version
Print version information on standard output, then exit successfully.
SEE ALSO
File README for dat2dxf
BUGS
Please report bug and sugestions for improvements to <cal a t linu d o t gs>.
AVAILABILITY
dat2dxf is available at http://projects.linu.gs/dat2dxf/.
dat2dxf 0.8.3 08-dec-2004 DAT2DXF(1)