Autocad Export Formats
The Export Data dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) is displayed. If you do not see the file format that you need in the Files of Type drop-down list, also check the PLOT command for other file types, including PDF. Data Export Formats Please visit our Data Export Formats support documentation to check the file formats that are available to export on your DroneDeploy subscription. Once you have your data saved to your computer and extracted the data from the zipped files, proceed to open AutoCAD.
- Autocad File Types
- Autocad 2019 Export Formats
- Autocad Plant 3d Export Formats
- Autocad 3d Export Formats
- Autocad Export Formats In Word
- I would have to say that straight AutoCAD does not have this capability. If you map was drawn in straight AutoCAD, and they needed it to be exported, you would need Map3d (as Jwilson stated) or Civil3D, you'd have to assign some sort of coordinate system, and then export the shape files.
- This application lets you view, print and convert drawings to older formats. It looks just like AutoCAD, but you cannot create or edit drawings just view, print and convert them to older formats. This DWGconvert function is located on the main application menu.
| Filename extension | .dxf |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | image/vnd.dxf |
| Developed by | Autodesk |
| Initial release | December 1982; 36 years ago |
| Latest release | |
| Type of format | CAD data exchange |
AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk[2] for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs.
CAD import and export formats You can import to and export from Tekla Structures the following file types using the CAD import tool. Sep 22, 2011 So it has to be treated in AutoCAD. Here, I'm using AutoCAD Mechanical 2011, and it can export/import.STP files, I don't believe it will export.STEP formats. Here, I'm not exactly sure what the technical difference is, except to describe the STEP format as some kind of 'assembly' file format. You can export a Revit project to several CAD formats. Revit supports export to the following file formats: DWG (drawing) format is supported by AutoCAD® and other CAD applications. DXF (data transfer) is an open format that is supported by many CAD applications. A DXF file is a text file that describes a 2D drawing.
DXF was originally introduced in December 1982 as part of AutoCAD 1.0, and was intended to provide an exact representation of the data in the AutoCAD native file format, DWG (Drawing), for which Autodesk for many years did not publish specifications. Because of this, correct imports of DXF files have been difficult. Autodesk now publishes the DXF specifications as a PDF[1] on its website.
Versions of AutoCAD from Release 10 (October 1988) and up support both ASCII and binary forms of DXF. Earlier versions support only ASCII.
As AutoCAD has become more powerful, supporting more complex object types, DXF has become less useful. Certain object types, including ACIS solids and regions, are not documented. Other object types, including AutoCAD 2006's dynamic blocks, and all of the objects specific to the vertical market versions of AutoCAD, are partially documented, but not well enough to allow other developers to support them. For these reasons many CAD applications use the DWG format which can be licensed from Autodesk or non-natively from the Open Design Alliance.
DXF coordinates are always without dimensions so that the reader or user needs to know the drawing unit or has to extract it from the textual comments in the sheets.
File structure[edit]
ASCII versions of DXF can be read with any text editor. The basic organization of a DXF file is as follows:[3]
- HEADER section – General information about the drawing. Each parameter has a variable name and an associated value.
- CLASSES section – Holds the information for application-defined classes whose instances appear in the BLOCKS, ENTITIES, and OBJECTS sections of the database. Generally does not provide sufficient information to allow interoperability with other programs.
- TABLES section – This section contains definitions of named items.
- Application ID (APPID) table
- Block Record (BLOCK_RECORD) table
- Dimension Style (DIMSTYLE) table
- Layer (LAYER) table
- Linetype (LTYPE) table
- Text style (STYLE) table
- User Coordinate System (UCS) table
- View (VIEW) table
- Viewport configuration (VPORT) table
- BLOCKS section – This section contains Block Definition entities describing the entities comprising each Block in the drawing.
- ENTITIES section – This section contains the drawing entities, including any Block References.
- OBJECTS section – Contains the data that apply to nongraphical objects, used by AutoLISP and ObjectARX applications.
- THUMBNAILIMAGE section – Contains the preview image for the DXF file.
- END OF FILE
The data format of a DXF is called a 'tagged data' format which 'means that each data element in the file is preceded by an integer number that is called a group code. A group code's value indicates what type of data element follows. This value also indicates the meaning of a data element for a given object (or record) type. Virtually all user-specified information in a drawing file can be represented in DXF format.'[4]
See also[edit]
- .dwg (DWG)
- Design Web Format (DWF)
- QCad, an open source CAD application that uses the DXF file format internally and to save and import files
- LibreCAD, a version of QCAD Community Edition ported to Qt4
- Open Design Alliance (originally called OpenDWG)
- ShareCAD, a free online CAD viewer that supports DXF, among other formats
References[edit]
- ^ abDXF specifications(PDF)
- ^FAQS.org
- ^DXF File Structure
- ^'Chapter 1 -- DXF Format' Autodesk.com
External links[edit]
- DXF Reference from Autodesk Developer Network. Menu of documentation for chronological versions of DXF back to 1994.
- AutoCAD DXF Reference (from Release 14, 1998) (PDF version from 2012)
- AutoCAD DXF File Format Summary.
- Paul Bourke (March 1990). 'Minimum Requirements for Creating a DXF File of a 3D Model'.
- AutoDesk Online DXF File Viewer.
Autocad File Types
Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format.
The Export Data dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) is displayed.
If you do not see the file format that you need in the Files of Type drop-down list, also check the PLOT command for other file types, including PDF.
Autocad 2019 Export Formats
The following output types are available:
Autocad Plant 3d Export Formats
| Format | Description | Related command | In AutoCAD LT? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D DWF (*.dwf) 3D DWFx (*.dwfx) | Autodesk Design Web Format | 3DDWF | No |
| ACIS (*.sat) | ACIS solid object file | ACISOUT | No |
| Bitmap (*.bmp) | Device-independent bitmap file | BMPOUT | Yes |
| Block (*.dwg) | Drawing file | WBLOCK | Yes |
| DXX Extract (*.dxx) | Attribute extract DXF™ file | ATTEXT | No |
| Encapsulated PS (*.eps) | Encapsulated PostScript file | PSOUT | Yes |
| IGES (*.iges; *.igs) | IGES files | IGESEXPORT | No |
| Lithography (*.stl) | Solid object stereolithography file | STLOUT | No |
| Metafile (*.wmf) | Microsoft Windows ® Metafile | WMFOUT | Yes |
| V7 DGN (*.dgn) | MicroStation DGN file | DGNEXPORT | Yes |
| V8 DGN (*.dgn) | MicroStation DGN file | DGNEXPORT | Yes |