DWG Format (DWG)
DWG is a binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD. It can contain 2D or 3D objects and offers compression and a CRC check for internal data.
LEADTOOLS supports DWG 12, 13, 14, 15 (DWG2000), and 18 (DWG2004) files.
This file format is not supported in the non-vector toolkits. Read support for this format is provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro toolkit and is unlocked when the Vector features are unlocked. For more information on available LEADTOOLS products, refer to Products and Licensing or contact LEAD.
The default extension used by this format is: DWG.
LEAD supports the object types listed above, as well as, layers and the grouping of objects. Embedded raster objects are not supported.
File constants associated with this file format are:
Constant |
Read Support |
Write Support |
Description |
FILE_DWG |
Yes |
No |
[124] AutoDesk AutoCAD binary format. |
When DWG 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 |
Not Supported |
Dimension |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Directional (2D) Extrusion |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Ellipse |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Hatch |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Insert |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Leader |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Lines |
Supported |
Not Supported |
LWPolyline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Mline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Mtext |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Point |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Polygons |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Polyline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
PureLine |
Supported |
Not Supported |
PurePolygon |
Supported |
Not Supported |
PurePolyline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Ray Object |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Segment |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Simple Construction Line |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Solid |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Spline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Text |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Tolerance |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
Vertex |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Wpolyline |
Supported |
Not Supported |
3DFace |
Supported |
Not Supported |
3DSolid |
Supported |
Not Supported |
Required DLL: LFDWG. 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, DWF - DWF Format, DXF - Drawing Interchange Format, EMF - Windows Metafile Formats, GBR - Gerber Format, PCL - Printer Command Language Format, PCT - Macintosh Pict Format, PLT - PLT / HPGL Format, SHP - ESRI Shape Format, PDF - Portable Document Format, PS - PostScript Document Format, RTF - Rich Text Format, SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics Format, VEC - LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format, VPG - WordPerfect Vector Format, WMF - Windows Metafile Formats, NAP - North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS), WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format.