QGIS WinCan Plugin Installation

Owned by Beat Schneuwly (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jan 26, 2021
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A plugin for the QGIS software which allows a bidirectional communication & interaction between WinCan VX and QGIS is available. The main purpose of this tool is:

  • Transfer data from QGIS to WinCan VX

  • One click to see where a section or manhole is located

This article shows how to install and how to use the WinCan QGIS Plugin

https://github.com/WinCan/QGISPlugin 

Instructions

Step-by-step guide

  1. The QGIS Desktop must be installed. Be sure that you use the 32Bit version

  2. Install pythonnet on QGIS Desktop

    1. Link https://github.com/WinCan/QGISPlugin with readme.cmd
      Run QGIS as Administator
      Run QGIS PythonConsole
      Install pythonnet

    2. enter python install command from pip._internal import main as pipmain; pipmain(['install', 'pythonnet'])

  3. Add the WinCan Plugins from the QGIS store.

    1. Launch QGIS Desktop

    2. Select Plugins\Manage and Install Plugins WinCan VX Integration

    3. Install Plugin Wincan 2QGEP and WinCan VX Integration


    4. Confirm Add-In Installation


  4. In order to check whether your WinCan VX Plugin has been installed properly,

    1. A WinCan Toolbar is visible




Pythonnet Addon is required on QGIS. Install command 

from pip._internal import main as pipmain; pipmain(['install', 'pythonnet'])

Perhaps update is needed

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

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