But what is the 'target package'? You don't explain what that is? Plus when I tried to use your method I'm afraid it didn't work - the CAD vector file didnlt show up in the QGIS screen. It only worked when I simply dragged and dropped the dxf file into QGIS, then it appeared. Your explanation of the export to create the shapefile did work though. So thanks for that part.
This process was for converting dw(g) files, not dxf as you've suggested. You are correct that a dxf file can simply be dropped straight in to QGIS. But to answer your question, the target package is simply the file you want to save the dwg as. Since a dwg can't be used directly in QGIS, the importer creates a new .gpkg file (geopackage) which is capable of storing the various vector types that a dwg file contains (i.e. points, polylines and polygons). So that first field is just about creating a path and file name for the new .gpkg file that is created through the importing process. Since many people still prefer to work with ESRI shapefiles, the extra step at the end was more for convenience, but it is not necessary if one is happy to work with the vector in it's .gpkg format. Hope this helps clarify the video.
But what is the 'target package'? You don't explain what that is? Plus when I tried to use your method I'm afraid it didn't work - the CAD vector file didnlt show up in the QGIS screen. It only worked when I simply dragged and dropped the dxf file into QGIS, then it appeared. Your explanation of the export to create the shapefile did work though. So thanks for that part.
This process was for converting dw(g) files, not dxf as you've suggested. You are correct that a dxf file can simply be dropped straight in to QGIS.
But to answer your question, the target package is simply the file you want to save the dwg as. Since a dwg can't be used directly in QGIS, the importer creates a new .gpkg file (geopackage) which is capable of storing the various vector types that a dwg file contains (i.e. points, polylines and polygons). So that first field is just about creating a path and file name for the new .gpkg file that is created through the importing process.
Since many people still prefer to work with ESRI shapefiles, the extra step at the end was more for convenience, but it is not necessary if one is happy to work with the vector in it's .gpkg format. Hope this helps clarify the video.
@@DC-hydro Thank you for explaining this, very useful!
Nice video
Is there a way to convert all the .dwg layers into .shp at once? Because otherwise it looks like I'll have to do each one manually haha
NICE
Thank you for this video. Helped me a lot!
Thank you so much! very very helpful.
Can you send the link to download qgis
Thanks
Need your help to convert GWD in KML, your contact please
GPKG FILES MISSING
didnt work