Category: Computer-Aided Design

The following software supports .dxf format: A9Cad, Adobe Illustrator, AGI32, AI4CAD 3D, Alibre Design, Altium, ArchiCAD, ArcMap, AutoCAD, Blender – Using an import script , BRL-CAD, Cadwork, Corel Draw, DWGeditor, Drawbase, Easy-PC, Epanet, Eye-Sys, EnRoute, FASTechnologies NC-CAM, Geosoft Oasis montaj, Google SketchUp, GraphCalc – Export only, Inkscape – export only as of version 0.46, IntelliCAD.…

ASCII versions of DXF can be read with a text-editor. The basic organization of a DXF file is as follows. HEADER section – This section contains the general information about the drawing. Each parameter has a variable name and an associated value.CLASSES section – This section holds the information for application-defined classes whose instances appear…

AutoCAD DXF is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. DXF was originally introduced in December 1982 as part of AutoCAD 1.0, and intended to provide an exact representation of the data in the AutoCAD native file format, DWG, for which Autodesk for many years…

DWG is a format used for storing 2D and 3D design data and metadata. It is the native format for several CAD packages including AutoCAD, Intellicad (and its variants), Caddie and DWG are supported non-natively by many other CAD applications. DWG (denoted by the .dwg filename extension) was the native file format for the Interact…

PDF is an internationally recognized open, secure file format developed by Adobe Systems for the efficient distribution and communication of rich design data to anyone who needs to view, review or print design files. Scalable vector graphics (SVG) is an open, XML-based file format. It is suitable for use both as a format for creating…

Design web format (DWF) is a secure file format developed by Autodesk for the efficient distribution and communication of rich design data to anyone who needs to view, review or print design files. Because DWF files are highly compressed, they are smaller and faster to transmit than design files, without the overhead associated with complex…

Different versions released from 1982 are shown below. Name Version Date of Release AutoCAD Version 1.0 1.0 1982, December AutoCAD Version 1.2 1.2 1983, April AutoCAD Version 1.3 1.3 1983, August AutoCAD Version 1.4 1.4 1983, October AutoCAD Version 2.0 2.0 1984, October AutoCAD Version 2.1 2.1 1985, May AutoCAD Version 2.5 2.5 1986, June…

Autodesk has also developed a few vertical programs for discipline-specific enhancements. AutoCAD Architecture (formerly architectural desktop), for example, permits architectural designers to draw 3D objects such as walls, doors and windows, with more intelligent data associated with them, rather than simple objects such as lines and circles. The data can be programmed to represent specific…

The student version of AutoCAD is functionally identical to the full commercial version, with one exception that the DWG files created or edited by a student version have an internal bit-flag set (the educational flag). The student version of AutoCAD is cheap when compared to the full version. When such a DWG file is printed…

AutoCAD LT is a version of AutoCAD with more limited capabilities. It is cheaper when compared to AutoCAD full version. Besides being sold directly by Autodesk, it is available for purchase at computer stores, unlike full AutoCAD which has to be purchased from an official Autodesk dealer. It was developed so that Autodesk could have…