CubeConvert.exe

The CubeConvert.exe utility is provided inside the installation folder: "C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" and it can be run externally through a command line and within a Pilot or user program in CUBE (a GUI is not provided with the executable but tools within the toolbox provides these functionalities through GUI).

Syntax and Usage

The CubeConvert utility provides the following tools with the purpose of making easier the conversion / interface between the new and previous versions of the software.

The following arguments can be used to specify additional options. These are non-positional flags.

Argument	Short option	Description
--format-option	-f	Format Option. Supported formats are the below: net-7to6 net-6to7 filegdb-net-6to7 mat-7to6 mat-6to7 transit-system-7to6 transit-system-6to7 transit-7to6 transit-6to7 nontransit-7to6 nontransit-6to7 toll-7to6 toll-6to7 junction-7to6 junction-6to7 turnpenalty-7to6 turnpenalty-6to7 zonal-reference
--source	-s	Source name
--destination	-d	Destination name
--network-name	-n	CUBE 7 network name
--toll-set-name	-o	CUBE 7 toll set name
--non-transit-network-name	-x	CUBE 7 non-transit network name in the database
--transit-network-name	-t	CUBE 7 transit network name in the database
--junction-set-name	-j	CUBE 7 junction set name
--turn-penalty-set-name	-p	CUBE 7 turn penalty set name
--zonal-reference-name	-z	CUBE 7 zonal reference name
--line-file	-l	CUBE 6 line (.lin) file path
--compression	-c	CUBE 7 output matrix compression level
--srid	-i	Spatial reference ID
--help	-h	Print help

The input and output files specification are non- positional and they are expressed as in the examples below.

Conversion option	Input	Output	Description	Example
net-6to7	CUBE 6 binary NET network	CUBE 7 SQLite highway network	Option converting the highway network from CUBE 7 SQLite to CUBE 6 binary network. Any geometry will be lost in the conversion.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f net-6to7 -s "NetFile.NET" -d "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild"
net-7to6	CUBE 7 SQLite highway network	CUBE 6 binary NET network	Option converting the highway network from CUBE 7 SQLite to CUBE 6 binary network. Any geometry will be lost in the conversion.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f net-7to6 -s "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild" -d "Cubetown.net"
filegdb-net-6to7	CUBE 6 Geodatabase	CUBE 7 SQLite	Option converting the highway network from a CUBE 6 Geodatabase dataset to a CUBE 7 SQLite network. If the output network already exists in an existing SQLite database, then the tool will return the following error: Existing network with name: 'Network_Name'. Note: The "Network_Name" must be the same both in the input GDB and in the output SQLite file.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f filegdb-net-6to7 -n "Highway" -s "Cubetown.gdb" -d "Cubetown_from_gdb.sqlite"
mat-6to7	CUBE 6 matrix file (.MAT)	CUBE 7 matrix file (.cube-matrix)	Option converting the matrix file from CUBE 6 binary format to CUBE 7.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f mat-6to7 -s "HOURLYTRIPS.mat" -d "HOURLYTRIPS.cube-matrix"
mat-7to6	CUBE 7 matrix file (.cube-matrix)	CUBE 6 matrix file (.MAT)	Option converting the matrix file from CUBE 7 to CUBE 6 binary format.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f mat-7to6 -s "HighwaySkims.cube-matrix" -d "HighwaySkimsC2.mat"
transit-system-6to7	CUBE 6 PT system file (.pts)	CUBE 6 SQLite system data	Option converting the PT system file from CUBE 6 text format to CUBE 7 data associated to a roadway network in the database.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f transit-system-6to7 -s "SystemFile.pts" -d "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild"
transit-system-7to6	CUBE 7 database with transit system data	CUBE 6 PT system file (.pts)	Option converting the PT system data associated to the CUBE 7 network to the CUBE 6 PTS text file.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f transit-system-7to6 -s "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild" -d "SystemFileNoBuild.PTS"
transit-6to7	CUBE 6 line text file (.lin) CUBE 6 combined PT-HW network	CUBE 7 transit dataset	Option will load CUBE 6 transit information into the CUBE 7 transit dataset in the database	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f transit-6to7 -s "LineFile.lin" -d "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild" -t "transit"
transit-7to6	CUBE 7 database with transit dataset	CUBE 6 line text file (.lin)	Option converting the CUBE 7 transit dataset in a CUBE 6 line text file with or without associated system file.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f transit-7to6 -s "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild" -t "transit" -l "LineFile7to6.lin" -d "Cubetown_7to6.PTS" "C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f transit-7to6 -s "Cubetown.sqlite" -n "NoBuild" -t "transit" -d "LineFile7to6.lin"
nonTransit-6to7	CUBE 6 non-transit text file (.ntl) CUBE 6 combined PT-HW network	CUBE 7 non-transit dataset	Option loading the CUBE 6 non-transit information into the CUBE7 transit dataset in the database	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f nonTransit-6to7 -n "NoBuild" -x "non_transit" -s "NTLOADS.NTL" -d "Cubetown.sqlite"
nonTransit-7to6	CUBE 7 non-transit dataset	CUBE 6 non-transit text file (.ntl)	Option converting the CUBE 7 transit dataset in a CUBE 6 non-transit leg file.	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f nonTransit-7to6 -n "NoBuild" -x "non_transit" -s "Cubetown.sqlite" -d "Cubetown_NTLOADS.ntl"
toll-6to7	Toll dataset	CUBE 7 database with toll dataset	Option loading toll information into a CUBE 7 toll dataset in the database	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f toll-6to7 -n "AM" -o "toll_set" -s "Distance_Toll_Matrix_AM.csv" -d "Transurban.sqlite"
toll-7to6	CUBE 7 database with toll dataset	Text file will toll data	Option converting the toll dataset in the CUBE 7 database in a text file with the toll data	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f toll-7to6 -n "AM" -o "toll_set" -s "Transurban.sqlite" -d "Transurban_TollSet.txt"
junction-6to7	CUBE 6 junction (.ind) file	CUBE7 database with junction dataset	Option loading junction information in a junction dataset in the CUBE 7 database	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f junction-6to7 -n "NoBuild" -j "NoBuild_Intersections" -s "NoBuild_Intersections.ind" -d "Cubetown.sqlite"
junction-7to6	CUBE 7 database with junction dataset	CUBE 6 junction (.ind )file	Option converting the junction dataset in a CUBE 6 junction(.ind) text file	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f junction-7to6 -n "NoBuild" -j "NoBuild_Intersections" -s "Cubetown.sqlite" -d "Cubetown_Intersections.ind"
turnpenalty-6to7	CUBE 6 turn penalty (.dat) file	CUBE 7 turn penalty dataset	Option adding a turn penalty dataset to the CUBE 7 database	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f turnpenalty-6to7 -n "2014" -p "turn_penalty_set" -s "trnpen.dat" -d "MWCOG.sqlite"
turnpenalty-7to6	CUBE 7 database with turn penalty dataset	Penalty (.pen) file with turn penalty data	Option converting the turn penalty dataset in a CUBE 6 turn penalty (.pen) text file	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f turnpenalty-7to6 -n "2014" -p "turn_penalty_set" -s "MWCOG.sqlite" -d "MWCOG_TurnPenalties.pen"
zonal-reference	CUBE 7 matrix file (.cube-matrix) Zonal reference name	Text file containing the zone labels for the specified zonal reference	Option retrieving all the Zone labels assigned to a C7 matrix to a text file	"C:\Program Files\Bentley\CUBE7\CubeConvert.exe" -f zonal-reference -z "Sub Regions" -s "HighwaySkims.cube-matrix" -d "MWCOG_zonalreferences.txt"