I have a QGIS point layer with attributes in table. I want to export a layer with some of the attributes as a CAD block with attributes. Is it possible to do something like this?
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1If you have Civil3D then it can import shapefiles and it retains attributes, there are tutorials on labelling in Civil3D using those attributes. – TeddyTedTed Sep 17 at 15:43
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If you look at the ESRI help it seem that creating a DWG with block definition and adding specific field to your points does the trick in ArcMap, you may try something similar in QGIS and tell us if it work (desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/cad/…) – J.R Sep 17 at 15:52
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1Did you try the QGIS "export to dxf" functionality? What's missing in the result? – Matthias Kuhn Sep 17 at 15:53
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@MatthiasKuhn I tried this functionalty, but in result I have only marked points. They haven't any atrributes and in .dxf this points are exported as polylines, no blocks. – Tomeczeg Sep 17 at 16:59
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The only free tool I've found so far to export shp features as blocks with attributes is dxfAuthor, an ancient and very clunky tool from 1997 priede.bf.lu.lv/ftp/pub/TIS/failu_paarveide/shp2dxf/about.htm I would be very interested in a modern FOSS option. – she_weeds Sep 17 at 23:26
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You can Use 'MAPIMPORT' in autocad to import shapefiles and some other formats. The map import window will give you some choices on how to import it (as a block, as a text, give the shapefile attributes to the block, import data table...)
The block's attributes will have to match the shapefiles's attributes to be imported correctly
