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    • About DXF format

    Wang Lisa Lisa

    software engg
    The DXF file format is developed by AutoDesk and is used as a CAD file format. It was originally created as a way to increase interoperability between AutoCAD and other similar programs. The DXF file format was initially meant to provide exact representation of AutoCAD drawings which were natively stored in DWG(Drawing) format. Since AutoDesk did not release the DWG specification for some time, the DXF file format and the accompanying specification were meant to allow CAD drawings to be opened, edited, and exported by any CAD program.
    DXF, which stands for Drawing Exchange Format, is a file format used by AutoDesk computer-aided design (CAD) files. They can be opened in programs such as AutoCAD, but are compatible with other vector-based programs, making it useful for collaborating and sharing files. DXF is also used to convert a Portable Document Format (PDF) to a CAD file without AutoCAD. Although there are no free online converters, there are a few programs that allow you to do it with a free trial. For example, you can click this page about how to convert dxf to pdf free. What’s more, if you want to convert pdf files back to dxf, you can easily do that with the help of best pdf to dxf converter. There is also a step by step guide teaching you how to convert pdf to dxf free.

    DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) was created in 1982 by Autodesk to enable data interoperability between AutoCAD and other utilities, in particular between different 2D and 3D drawings. Initially, the format was intended to give precise representation of the data in the DWG format. However, it was hard to import DXF files correctly, because there were no specifications for the DWG format for many years. Since 1982, DXF has been updated several times. In 1988, a new version was introduced that supported both ASCII and binary forms of DXF, while previous versions supported 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.
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