DWF Format (DWF)
DWF is a binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World Wide Web. DWF is a 2D, vector-based description of drawings and illustrations.
LEADTOOLS supports DWF versions .4, .5, .55 and .6.
This file format is not supported in the non-vector toolkits. Read and write support for this format is provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector toolkits and is unlocked when the Vector features are unlocked. For more information on available LEADTOOLS products, refer to Topic Selection.
The file constants associated with this file format are:
|
Constant |
Read Support |
Write Support |
Description |
|
FILE_DWF |
Yes |
Yes |
[145] AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World Wide Web. |
|
FILE_DWF_TEXT_AS_POLYLINE |
N/A |
Yes |
[297] AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World
Wide Web. |
When DWF files are rasterized, they are 24 BPP.
The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:
|
Object: |
Load: |
Save: |
|
Arc |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Attdef |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Attrib |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
BoundaryPolydraw |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Circle |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Dimension |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Ellipse |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Hatch |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Insert |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Leader |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Lines |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Mline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Mtext |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Polygons |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Polyline |
Supported |
Supported |
|
PureLine |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
PurePolygon |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
PurePolyline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Segment |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Spline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Text |
Supported |
Supported |
|
Vertex |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
Wpolyline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
3DFace |
Supported |
Not Supported |
|
3DSolid |
Supported |
Not Supported |
LEADTOOLS also supports text and embedded raster objects.
Required DLL: LFDWF. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.
Related Formats: CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile, CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange Format, DGN - Intergraph Format, DRW - Micrografx Designer DRaWing, DWG - DWG Format, DXF - Drawing Interchange Format, EMF - Windows Metafile Formats, GBR - Gerber Format, PCL - Printer Command Language Format, PCT - Macintosh Pict Format, PDF - Portable Document Format, PLT - PLT / HPGL Format, PS - PostScript Document Format, RTF - Rich Text Format, SHP - ESRI Shape Format, SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics Format, VEC - LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format, VPG - WordPerfect Vector Format, WMF - Windows Metafile Formats, WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format.