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ppmtoacad — Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD database or slide. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.n

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Problem

How to use the ppmtoacad command: Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD database or slide. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtoacad.html>.

Solution

ppmtoacad — Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD database or slide. More information: <https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtoacad.html>.

Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD slide:

ppmtoacad {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.acad}}

Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD binary database import file:

ppmtoacad {{[-d|-dxb]}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.dxb}}

Restrict the colors in the output to 8 RGB shades:

ppmtoacad -8 {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.dxb}}

Code Snippets

Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD slide

ppmtoacad {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.acad}}

Convert a PPM image to an AutoCAD binary database import file

ppmtoacad {{[-d|-dxb]}} {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.dxb}}

Restrict the colors in the output to 8 RGB shades

ppmtoacad -8 {{path/to/file.ppm}} > {{path/to/file.dxb}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ppmtoacad

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