Re: Info esportazione topodroid

[Marco Corvi]

i include in the reply to the topodroid list in case someone had the same problem and can say the solution.

the issue is that the station names are not included in the dxf export.

well, first of all a you should say which version of the app causes the problem

and, in general, the android version, and model (although in this case this is not relevant).

there are different DXF exports for survey data and for sketches:

you should state which one you are referring to. 

assuming it is the sketch export, the code has not changed for over a year,

except for a correction to include the symbol units early in july.

i have not found any fairly recent change that may affect station names.

hopefully somebody on the list can help you.

On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM Mattia Amadori <mattia.a...@gmail.com> wrote:

Buonasera Marco, le scrivo poichè nelle ultime esportazioni in dxf (con apk aggiornato) non riesco più a vedere il nome/numero dei caposaldi, non sono proprio presenti nel sottogruppo STATION.
Ho provato a leggere il manuale per ovviare al problema ma purtroppo non sono riuscito a risolvere.
Grazie in anticipo per la pazienza.

Mattia

[Balambér Hakapesz]

DXF export:

999
DXF created by TopoDroid v 6.3.40 - 2025.07.29 (declination undefined)
0

...

0 ->next line entity type
TEXT
8 -> next line layer
STATION
1 ->next line text
1 ->station number

...

The DXF export contains the station names as text. It is not a very sophisticated solution, it could be better, but it is simple.
The SHZ - shapefile export has a precise solution.
If necessary, the DXF export can be improved.

B.

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[Garry Petrie]

I don't use DXF, but I have issues with the changes in SVG export. I like how sizes are retained. However, the sorting of objects in layers fails because they are not grouped formally. That is, selection of objects is now more difficult. I now must preprocess the SVG export before adding to the drawing in Illustrator. 

Garry Petrie 

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[Marco Corvi]

what kind of preprocess do you do ?

stated in another way: how should the svg export be changed to be immediated used in illustrator with no need for preprocessing ?

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[Garry Petrie]

The previous svg export had other short coming, e.g. all objects the same size. Now, with ungrouped layers, every time there's an unselect/select cycle, caution is needed to prevent loss out of the layer collections. In addition, the new svg style can't be "placed" and must be copied and pasted instead. I now open the svg export separately, group the stations, splays and legs, then finally copying to the cave drawing. 

Garry Petrie 

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[Rodrigo Severo]

SVG export has a "Group elements in layers by type".

Don't Illustrator recognizes the layers?

Regards,

Rodrigo Severo

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[Garry Petrie]

Yes, layers are fine for hierarchy. However, objects on all layers are selectable and not encapsulated unless the layers are either invisible or locked.

Garry Petrie 

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[Rodrigo Severo]

You mean in Illustrator you can´t select objects by layer?

Rodrigo

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[Garry Petrie]

The previous implementation i think was better. It might be copying the svg within Illustrator instances doesn’t create layers, but sublayers that inherit from the current layer.

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[Rodrigo Severo]

On Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM Garry Petrie <dynam...@gmail.com> wrote:

The previous implementation i think was better.

I understand that. I am having trouble understanding why.

AFAICT it is possible (and easy) to select elements by layer in Illustrator: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/54452/how-do-i-select-objects-from-the-layers-panel-in-illustrator

It might be copying the svg within Illustrator instances doesn’t create layers, but sublayers that inherit from the current layer.

I am not sure what you mean.

"copying the svg within Illustrator" as in Copy/Paste or as in import/open SVG file in Illustrator?

"doesn’t create layers, but sublayers that inherit from the current layer": does any of this affects your power to easily select all elements in a layer (or sublayer) as mentioned in the above URL?

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[Garry Petrie]

No, there is no select by layer in Illustrator. You can select all objects on a layer, but that is not the same thing, as only one layer must be unlocked and visible. I was wrong to state sublayers are different, they have all the attributes of layers.

We have changes in the export characteristics that force changes to downstream workflows. I just don't see the necessity for the change.

Garry Petrie

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[saeed farid]

Hello

I use Inkscape software.

First problem:

In the SVG output, the scale is not correct at all, now maybe its use is not a scale at all and it only adjusts the size

And

when we use smaller scales like 1/1000, everything gets messed up and we have to readjust it inside Inkscape, which is time-consuming and fruitless.

If the scale is correct, there is no need to adapt it to the SVG file of the SVGExporter software.

Second problem:

The grouping of layers, in my opinion each symbol should be grouped separately so that they can be changed collectively within that group if needed.

Third problem:

The grouping of station names is not interesting, in my opinion the circles and texts should be grouped separately so that they can be changed more easily if needed.

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[Marco Corvi]

i am having a hard time to follow this discussion, because i use niether illustrator nor inkscape.

therefore i am lost when you talk about ways to select items in these programs.

the scale should be the scale of the drawing. there are differences between ai and ink, but the app should take care of that. if you open in a program a svg exported for the other, the scale is wrong.

appearance should already be solved with style sheets.

stations are symbol+name: it is wrong to have separate groups for names and symbols.

by the way, circle was not a good symbol for station - it was chosen because it is quick to write.

in the end i did not understand what was better before, and what is worse now in svg export.

i did not understand if all this is a true topodroid issue.

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