Jede QCAD Professional Installation beinhaltet einige Befehlszeilenwerkzeuge. Diese Befehlszeilenwerkzeuge können verwendet werden, um CAD-Zeichnungsdateien im Batch-Verfahren zu konvertieren, Informationen zu extrahieren, Kartendaten zu generieren oder CAD-Dateien auf andere Weise automatisiert zu verarbeiten.
Inhalt
Hinweise zu verschiedenen Plattformen
Windows
Unter Windows sind diese Hilfsprogramme als Batch Dateien (.bat) im Installationsverzeichnis von QCAD enthalten.
macOS
Unter macOS finden Sie die Hilfsprogramme als Shell-Skripte innerhalb des Anwendungs-Bundles unter:
QCAD-Pro.app/Contents/Resources
Linux
Unter Linux Systemen sind die Hilfsprogramme als Shell-Skripte im Installationsverzeichnis von QCAD enthalten.
dwginfo
(auch dxfinfo)
dwginfo listet Informationen aus einer DXF/DWG-Datei auf. Derzeit kann es alle Layer, Blöcke oder die Gesamtzahl der Objekte in der Datei auflisten.
Usage: ./dwginfo [OPTION]... <drawing file> Exracts various information from a DXF/DWG file. -h, -help Display this help -b, -blocklist List all block names -l, -layerlist List all layer names -e, -entities Output number of entities in file macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwg2csv
(auch dxf2csv)
dwg2csv extrahiert Eigenschaften aus DXF/DWG-Objekten in eine CSV-Tabellenkalkulationsdatei.
Usage: ./dwg2csv [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Extracts information from a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...) to CSV. -d, -decimals Number of decimal places for float value -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -l, -list List available entity types and their properties -o FILE, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE default is same path and base name as input file -p PROPERTY Extract given PROPERTY (e.g. 'Start Point:X') Multiple properties may be extracted Defaults to all properties of the given object type(s) -t OBJECT_TYPE Object or entity type (e.g. 'Line', 'Layer', ...) Defaults to all object type(s) macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwg2bmp
(auch dwg2png, dwg2jpeg, dwg2tiff, dxf2png, dxf2jpeg, dxf2tiff, ...)
dwg2bmp konvertiert eine DXF- oder DWG-Datei in eine Bitmap-Datei. Unterstützte Ausgabeformate sind: BMP, ICO, JPEG, PNG, PPM, TIFF, XBM, XPM.
Die maximale Anzahl von Bytes für die Rohbilddaten beträgt 2'147'483'647 Bytes. Bei vier Bytes pro Pixel (ARGB) beträgt die maximale Größe für die Ausgabedatei 536'870'911 Pixel, oder zum Beispiel 23'170x23'170 Pixel.
Usage: ./dwg2bmp [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...) to a bitmap file (BMP, PNG, ...). -a, -antialiasing Enable antialiasing -b, -background=C Set the background color as color name e.g. 'white' or '#ccdd00'. -block=BLOCK_NAME Name of block (or layout) to output (defaults to *Model_Space) -c, -color-correction Enable color correction to prevent white on white or black on black painting -d, -recompute-dim Recompute dimension blocks if empty (dimensions rendered with best compatibility) -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -flat Flatten to 2D (Z==0) -fs, -font-substitution FONT1 FONT2 Substitute FONT1 with FONT2 -h, -help Display this help -no-weight-margin Don't add additional margin to compensate for lineweight -k, -grayscale Grayscale -layer=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) to export List may include regular expressions -l, -list List supported formats -ltscale=FACTOR Set linetype scale to FACTOR -m, -margin=M Set auto zoom margin to M (in pixels) -n, -monochrome Monochrome (black / white) -o, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE Default is same path and base name as input file -q, -quality=Q Set the image quality / compression (0=best compression..100=best quality) -r, -resolution=R Set rendering resolution to R (in pixels/drawing unit) This overrides the width/height parameters. -u, -unit=[in|m|mm] Assume input data to be in given unit Default is the drawing unit Mainly useful for drawings with unit 'None' -w, -window=X,Y,W,H Zoom to given window -x, -width=W Set bitmap width to W (in pixels) -y, -height=H Set bitmap height to H (in pixels) The maximum size for width*height is 536870911 pixels -zoom-all Auto zoom to maximum extends of all layers -p, -origin Draw zero point (origin) macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
bmp2dwg
(auch png2dwg, jpeg2dwg, tiff2dwg, png2dxf, jpeg2dxf, tiff2dxf, ...)
bmp2dwg zeichnet die Konturen in einer Bitmap-Datei nach und speichert die resultierenden Polylinien als DXF- oder DWG-Datei. Unterstützte Eingabeformate sind: BMP, ICO, JPEG, PNG, PPM, TIFF, XBM, XPM.
Usage: ./bmp2dwg [OPTIONS]... <bitmap file> Traces a bitmap file (BMP, PNG, ...) and saves the result in a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...). -a, -alpha=ALPHA Set alpha threshold to ALPHA, treat higher transparencies as fully transparent (default 200) -b, -blurdelta=DELTA Set blur delta to DELTA (default 200) -c, -colors=COLORS Set number of colors to COLORS (default 16) -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -h, -help Display this help -m, -monochrome Convert bitmap to monochrome before tracing -o, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE Default is same path and base name as input file -r, -release=RELEASE Set output DXF/DWG release to RELEASE -t, -brightness=B Set brightness threshold to B, treat brighter pixels as white (default 200) macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwg2svg
(auch dxf2svg)
dwg2svg konvertiert eine DXF- oder DWG-Datei in eine SVG-Datei (Scalable Vector Graphics). Die Ausgabedatei kann so optimiert werden, dass sie möglichst genau so aussieht wie die Zeichnungsdatei (Voreinstellung) oder dass ein möglichst grosser Teil der Geometrie übertragen wird (Schalter -g).
Usage: ./dwg2svg [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...) file to an SVG file. -a, -adjust Adjust page size to include thickest line weight -b, -bottom=MB Set page margin at bottom to MB -block=BLOCK_NAME Name of block (or layout) to output (defaults to *Model_Space) -c, -circle=CR Export points as circles with radius CR -d, -recompute-dim Recompute dimension blocks if empty (dimensions rendered with best compatibility) -decimals=D Decimal places for float values (defaults to 4) -e, -equal-margins=M Set all page margins to M -l, -r, -t and -b are ignored -embed-images Embed images (bitmaps) -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -flat Flatten to 2D (Z==0) -fs, -font-substitution FONT1 FONT2 Substitute FONT1 with FONT2 -g, -preserve-geometry Preserve as much of the original geometry as possible Default is identical rendering -h, -help Display this help -i, -inkscape Generate additional information for Inkscape -l, -left=ML Set page margin at left to ML -layer=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) to export List may include regular expressions -layer-attribute Export layer attributes into QCAD SVG namespace -ltscale=FACTOR Set linetype scale to FACTOR -n, -no-comments Suppress comments for DXF entities -o, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE Default is same path and base name as input file -p, -open Open the converted file after conversion -u, -unit=[in|m|mm] Assume input data to be in given unit Default is the drawing unit Mainly useful for drawings with unit 'None' -r, -right=MR Set page margin at right to MR -s, -scale=SF Set scale factor to SF -t, -top=MT Set page margin at top to MT -w, -min-lineweight=LW Set minimum line weight to LW drawing units Defaults to 0.001 since 0 in SVG means invisible -no-text-transforms Don't use transformations for text entities -x, -cross=CS Export points as crosses with size CS macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui. Points: If neither -c nor -x is given, points are not exported. SVG Units: SVG only supports the following CAD units: mm, cm, in. - Unsupported Metric drawing units are converted to Millimeters. - Unsupported Imperial drawing units are converted to Inches. Use -s to scale and avoid large values. Margins: Margin values have to be specified in the (converted) SVG unit. Examples: Adjust page, set all margins to 1.5, export points as circles with radius 0.5: ./dwg2svg -a -e 1.5 -c 0.5 file.dwg Set scale factor to '1:200': ./dwg2svg -s 1:200 file.dwg
svg2dwg
(auch svg2dxf)
svg2dwg konvertiert eine SVG-Datei (Scalable Vector Graphics) in eine DXF- oder DWG-Datei. Nur eine begrenzte Anzahl von SVG-Funktionen wird unterstützt.
Usage: ./svg2dwg [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts the given SVG file to DXF or DWG. -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -t, -filter=FILTER Use specified format filter e.g. DXF R15, DWG R27, etc. -h, -help Display this help -o, -output=FILE Set CAD output file to FILE macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwg2pdf
(auch dxf2pdf)
dwg2pdf konvertiert eine DXF- oder DWG-Datei in eine PDF-Datei.
Usage: ./dwg2pdf [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...) to a PDF file. -a, -auto-fit Auto fit and center drawing to paper -auto-orientation Auto paper orientation (landscape or portrait) based on document bounding box -block=BLOCK_NAMES Comma-separated list of block(s) or layout(s) to export List may include regular expressions List defines order of export unless -block-sort is used A block may be exported more than once unless -block-unique is used -block-sort Sort blocks in natural order Layouts are sorted by tab order and exported before blocks Blocks are ordered alphanumerically -block-unique Export every matching block only once -c, -center Auto center drawing on paper -d, -recompute-dim Recompute dimension blocks if empty (dimensions rendered with best compatibility) -e, -papers List all supported paper size names -point-size=SIZE Set size of points in mm -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -flat Flatten to 2D (Z==0) -fs, -font-substitution FONT1 FONT2 Substitute FONT1 with FONT2 -h, -help Display this help -k, -grayscale Grayscale -l, -landscape Landscape (default is portrait) -layer=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) to export List may include regular expressions -list-printers List all available printers -ltscale=FACTOR Set linetype scale to FACTOR -m, -margin=M Set paper margins to M -n, -monochrome Monochrome (black / white) -o, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE default is same path and base name as input file -offset=X,Y Set offset to X,Y in drawing units ('3,4', '7/2,1/4', '0.5,-1.5', ...) -p, -paper=WxH Set paper size to W x H in mm or to named paper size ('A4', 'Letter', ...) -pdf-version=VER Specify PDF version to '1.4' (default) for PDF 1.4 '1.6' for PDF 1.6 'A' or 'A-1B' or 'A1B' for PDF/A-1B -printer=PRINTER Print directly to PRINTER or default printer if no printer given -rows=ROWS Set number of paper rows to ROWS -s, -scale=SCALE Set drawing scale to given scale ('1', '2', '0.5', '1:1', '1:5', '5:1', ...) -cols=COLS Set number of paper columns to COLS -u, -unit=[in|m|mm] Assume input data to be in given unit Default is the drawing unit Mainly useful for drawings with unit 'None' -w, -min-lineweight=LW Set minimum line weight on paper to LW Millimeter -max-lineweight=LW Set maximum line weight on paper to LW Millimeter macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwgmapconvert
(auch dxfmapconvert)
dwgmapconvert konvertiert Zeichnungen von einem Kartenkoordinatensystem (CRS) in ein anderes, z.B. von einem lokalen CRS in den Web Mercator (EPSG:3857). Bitte beachten Sie auch unser Kartentutorial.
Usage: ./dwgmapconvert [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...) from one CRS to another. Typically used to convert the coordinate system before running dwg2maptiles. -block=BLOCK_NAME Name of block (or layout) to output (defaults to *Model_Space) -crs-in=CRS Data is in given coordinate reference system (CRS *) -crs-out=CRS Transform to given coordinate reference system (CRS *) * CRS can be either of: - An object code such as 'EPSG:2056' - An object name such as 'LV95' - A WKT string ('PROJCS[...]') - A proj-string ('+proj=...') -crs-list List supported coordinate reference systems (CRS) -d, -recompute-dim Recompute dimension blocks if empty (dimensions rendered with best compatibility) -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -fs, -font-substitution FONT1 FONT2 Substitute FONT1 with FONT2 -h, -help Display this help -layer=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) to export List may include regular expressions -ltscale=FACTOR Set linetype scale to FACTOR -retain-texts Retain (don't segmentate) text labels Only the text position and height is transformed -segment-length=L Segmentate all entities with segment length L -simplify Simplify after segmentation -o, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE -r, -release=RELEASE Set output DXF/DWG release to RELEASE. Defaults to R27. -u, -unit=[in|m|mm] Assume input data to be in given unit Default is the drawing unit Mainly useful for drawings with unit 'None' macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwg2maptiles
(auch dxf2maptiles)
dwg2maptiles erstellt vollautomatisch Kachelsätze zur Verwendung in Online-Karten. Die generierte Verzeichnis-/Dateistruktur folgt dem etablierten Standard von (z/x/y.png). Die Anzahl der Zoomstufen (z) ist einstellbar. Solche Kartenkacheln können verwendet werden, um interaktive Karten für das Web zu erstellen, z.B. mit leaflet.js. Bitte beachten Sie auch unser Kartentutorial.
Usage: ./dwg2maptiles [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts a drawing file (DWG, DXF, ...) to a set of bitmap files (PNG, JPEG, ...) for use with online maps, e.g. leaflet.js. -a, -antialiasing Enable antialiasing -skip-empty Skip empty tiles -b, -background=C Set the background color as color name e.g. 'white', '#ccdd00' or 'transparent' -block=BLOCK_NAME Name of block (or layout) to output (defaults to *Model_Space) -c, -color-correction Enable color correction to prevent white on white or black on black painting -center=X,Y Set center of first tile to X,Y in drawing units -dry-run Don't write any tiles. -d, -recompute-dim Recompute dimension blocks if empty (dimensions rendered with best compatibility) -tile-markers Add tile markers (for testing, debugging) -e, -tile=ROW,COL Generate only tile at ROW,COL -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -flat Flatten to 2D (Z==0) -fs, -font-substitution FONT1 FONT2 Substitute FONT1 with FONT2 -h, -help Display this help -k, -grayscale Grayscale -layer=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) to export List may include regular expressions -l, -list List supported formats -ltscale=FACTOR Set linetype scale to FACTOR -m, -margin=M Set auto zoom margin to M (in percent) Default is 10% -tms Y=0 is at the bottom (typically used for TMS, default is Y=0 at the top for WMS) -n, -monochrome Monochrome (black / white) -o, -outdir=DIR Set output dir to DIR default is same path and base name as input file -hq-postfix=P Generate high-res tiles (512px) in addition to 256px tiles and use the given postfix for the high-res output files, e.g. '@2x' for '[email protected]' -q, -quality=Q Set the image quality / compression (0=best compression..100=best quality) -r, -resolution=R Set rendering resolution of first tile to R (in pixels/drawing unit) This overrides the width/height parameters -screen-lt Use screen based linetypes (thin, visible patterns) -s, -subsection=N,M Generate subsection N of M Examples: 1,4: generate first of four subsections 4,4: generate fourth of four subsections 7,8: generate seventh of eight subsections -t, -format File format (png, jpeg, gif) -u, -unit=[in|m|mm] Assume input data to be in given unit Default is the drawing unit Mainly useful for drawings with unit 'None' -x, -width=W Set bitmap width to W (in pixels) -y, -height=H Set bitmap height to H (in pixels) -y, -height=H Set bitmap height to H (in pixels) -x-offset=X X offset for fine tuning -y-offset=Y Y offset for fine tuning -opacity=O Make all tiles (semi-)transparent using the given opacity 0.0: transparent 1.0: opaque -p, -origin Draw zero point (origin) -web-mercator Input is in Web Mercator coordinates, from example from dwgmapconvert -z, -zoomlevels Number or range of zoom levels, defaults to 0-6 Examples: 5: zoom levels 0,1,2,3,4,5 3-5: zoom levels 3,4,5 1,3,5: zoom levels 1,3,5 3-3: zoom level 3 only macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwg2dwg, pdf2dwg
(auchdxf2dxf, dwg2dxf, dxf2dwg, pdf2dxf)
dwg2dwg liest und schreibt DXF- oder DWG-Dateien und gibt DXF- oder DWG-Dateien aus. Verschiedene Einstellungen sowie die Dateiformatversion können geändert werden. dwg2dwg kann auch Vektordaten aus PDF-Dateien in DXF oder DWG konvertieren.
Usage: ./dwg2dwg [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Converts a drawing file (DWG, DXF) or PDF file to a drawing file (DWG, DXF) with a specified format release. -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -h, -help Display this help -l, -list List supported releases -n, -setdimfont=FONT Set the dimension font to the given font -o, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE Default is same path and base name as input file -r, -release=RELEASE Set output DXF/DWG release to RELEASE -s, -set=VARIABLE:VALUE Set the given known variable to the given value For example -s DIMASZ:2.5 DXF header variables that can be changed are (among others): DIMADEC: Angular dimension label precision (0-8) DIMASZ: Dimension arrow size DIMAUNIT: Angular dimension label format 0: decimal degrees 1: deg/min/sec 2: gradians 3: radians 4: surveyors DIMAZIN: Trailing zeroes for angular dimensions (0: on, 2: off) DIMDEC: Set linear dimension label precision (0-8) DIMDLI: Dimension line increment DIMEXE: Extension line extension DIMEXO: Extension line offset DIMGAP: Dimension line gap DIMLUNIT: Set linear dimension label format 1: scientific 2: decimal 3: engineering 4: architectural 5: fractional DIMTSZ: Dimension arch tick size (0 for arrow) DIMTXT: Dimension text height DIMZIN: Trailing zeroes (0: on, 8: off) -t, -substitute=FONT1:FONT2 Substitute FONT1 with FONT2 in all texts PDF import options: -noimages Don't import images from PDF -relpath Store images with relative path Note: relative images paths are not properly supported by the DXF/DWG format. Applications may or may not load images from relative paths. -noclipping Don't clip content to clipping areas -p, -page=PAGE Set page to import from PDF file macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwghatch
(auch dxfhatch)
dwghatch erzeugt eine Füllung (Schraffur mit Muster "SOLID"), die alle geschlossenen Pfade in der gegebenen Zeichnung als Umrandung verwendet. Konturen, die in anderen Konturen enthalten sind, werden als Inseln betrachtet.
Usage: ./dwghatch [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Fill all fillable (closed) boundaries of the given drawing file (DXF, DWG) with a solid fill hatch. -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -h, -help Display this help -o FILE, -output=FILE Set CAD output file to FILE macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwghatcharea
(auch dxfhatcharea)
dwghatcharea gibt die Fläche aller Schraffuren oder Füllungen der angegebenen Datei pro Layer aus.
Usage: ./dwghatcharea [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> List the area of all hatches (or solid fills) of the given drawing file (DXF, DWG) per layer. The area of all entities on all blocks are considered. If hatch loops are intersecting, the result is not correct / not defined. -block=BLOCK_NAME Name of block (or layout) to process (defaults to *Model_Space) -f, -factor Linear factor applied to all lengths -flat Flatten to 2D (Z==0) -h, -help Display this help -layer=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) to process List may include regular expressions Defaults to all visible layers -s, -segment=LENGTH Segment length for curve segmentation. Shorter means slower but more precise. Defaults to 0.1 drawing units. macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwgexplode
(auch dxfexplode)
dwgexplode zerlegt alle komplexen Elemente in der Zeichnung in einfachere Elemente (Punkte, Linien, Bögen und Kreise).
Usage: ./dwgexplode [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Explodes blocks, ellipses, texts in the given drawing file (DXF, DWG). -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -t, -types=TYPES Comma separated list of entity types that should NOT be exploded any further Default is to explode everything into points, lines, arcs and circles -h, -help Display this help -o, -output=FILE Set CAD output file to FILE Examples: ./dwgexplode -t Text,Polyline -o out.dxf in.dxf Explodes everything except texts and polylines. Dimensions for example are exploded into lines, polylines (for the arrows) and a text label. macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
merge
merge ist ein leistungsstarkes Werkzeug, um mehrere Zeichnungsdateien (DXF, DWG, ...) zu einer einzigen zusammenzuführen. Jede Zeichnung kann individuell positioniert, gedreht, skaliert und horizontal oder vertikal gespiegelt werden. Einer der Parameter beim Aufruf von merge ist eine XML-Datei, die definiert, welche Zeichnungen wo, in welchem Winkel usw. eingefügt werden.
Das Insert-Tag kann wiederholt werden, um die gleiche Zeichnung mehrmals mit unterschiedlichen Parametern einzufügen.
Usage: ./merge [OPTIONS]... <XML config file> Merges multiple drawing files (DWG, DXF, ...) into one. -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -h, -help Display this help -t TYPE, -type=TYPE Set file type to TYPE (e.g. R12...R27 or 2000...2013) -o FILE, -outfile=FILE Set output file to FILE default is same path and base name as input file macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui. XML format: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <merge xmlns="http://qcad.org/merge/elements/1.0/" unit="Millimeter"> <item src="/file1.dxf"> <insert x="10" y="0" angle="30" flipx="false" flipy="false" /> </item> </merge>
bbox
bbox gibt den Begrenzungskasten (minimale und maximale Ausdehnung und Grösse) einer Zeichnung in diesem Format aus:
Min: x/y
Max: x/y
Size: Breite/Höhe
Usage: ./bbox <drawing file> Prints the minimum, maximum and size of the given drawing. -h, -help Display this help macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.
dwgnest (QCAD/CAM)
(auch dxfnest)
dwgnest ist die Kommandozeilenversion des QCAD/CAM Verschachtelungswerkzeugs. dwgnest verschachtelt alle Teile auf einem bestimmten Layer / Satz von Layern in die Tafeln auf einem anderen Layer / Satz von Layern.
Usage: ./dwgnest [OPTIONS]... <drawing file> Nests parts on a layer to sheets on another layer in the given drawing file (DXF, DWG). -a, -alignment=ALIGN Alignment [0-7]: (first priority, second priority) 0: Left bottom 1: Left top 2: Right bottom 3: Right top 4: Bottom left 5: Bottom right 6: Top left 7: Top right Defaults to 0 -e, -strategy Strategy [0-1]: 0: Align 1: Hull Defaults to 0 -f, -force Overwrite existing output file -h, -help Display this help -i, -iterations=ITR Number of iterations to use Higher numbers yield better results but take longer Defaults to 100 -r, -rotations=ROT Use ROT rotations for parts Defaults to 4, meaning rotate by 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees or 270 degrees -s, -sheets=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) containing sheets List may include regular expressions -m, -margin Margin (minimum distance between parts) Defaults to 0 -n, -sheet-margin=MARGIN Sheet margin (minimum distance between sheet and parts) Defaults to 0 -no-align Don't align parts with largest side to X axis -no-holes Don't use holes for part placement -o, -output=FILE Set CAD output file to FILE -p, -parts=LAYER_NAMES Comma-separated list of layer(s) containing parts List may include regular expressions -t, -tolerance=TOL Tolerance. Affects margins but not part or sheet quality Defaults to 0.1 -u, -multiplier=M Multiplier for all nested parts. Example: ./dwgnest -p Parts -s Sheets -o out.dxf in.dxf macOS specific options: -no-dock-icon Don't show icon in dock. This should only be used in combination with -no-gui.