G-DOT

## Name

g-dot — BRL-CAD to DOT language converter

## Synopsis

`g-dot` [-o `output.dot`] `database.g` `object(s)`

## DESCRIPTION

g-dot converts the specified object(s) from a BRL-CAD database.g file to the DOT language format. The `-o` option specifies an output .dot file (writes to stdout by default).

The DOT language format is a plain text format for describing graphs. Programs like Graphviz, Tulip, OmniGraffle, and others can render .dot files (such as those produced by g-dot) as images.

## EXAMPLE

    $ g-dot -o sample.dot sample.g sample_object

## DIAGNOSTICS

Error messages are intended to be self-explanatory.

## AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

## COPYRIGHT

This software is Copyright (c) 1997-2023 by the United States Government as represented by U.S. Army Research Laboratory.

## BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to `<devs@brlcad.org>`