I have to parse dxf files to transform it to images in .net.
I used DxfLib (https://github.com/mkernel/DXFLib).
I have a probleme with layers : I have 3 layers and only one need to be shown (I uploaded my file in some dxf viewer and they only show one layer)
I don't know how to know if a layer need to be shown or not. I didn't find the information in my dxf parsed file.
Do you know where i can find this ? (maybe it's a missing element from DxfLib)
EDIT : there is a exemple of my dxf file : https://github.com/mkernel/DXFLib/files/286112/DIAMOND-R.zip
The DXF file contains a LAYERS table in the HEADER section. Here is the details about the layer table record:
http://www.autodesk.com/techpubs/autocad/acad2000/dxf/layer_dxf_04.htm
You are interested in group code 62:
As you can see, if the layer colour is negative the layer is switched off. Here is an example:
0
LAYER
5
242
330
2
100
AcDbSymbolTableRecord
100
AcDbLayerTableRecord
2
LAYER2
70
0
62
-3
6
Continuous
370
-3
390
F
347
EE
348
0
0
ENDTAB
So, when you process an entity and examine the layer value, lookup it up in the LAYERS table in the HEADER section. This is the start of that section:
0
TABLE
2
LAYER
Once located, examine the colour property and if negative, the layer is switched off.
I do not know what features DXFLib has available for parsing the HEADERS section of the DXF file. But I hope this detail helps you!