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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, 5.5 and 6.
This file format supports loading with different units.
This file format is not supported in the non-vector toolkits. Read and write support for this format is provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro toolkit, and is unlocked when the Vector features are unlocked.
DWFX
DWFX is an DWF XPS Document. Autodesk has teamed with Microsoft to seamlessly integrate DWF technology with Windows Vista using the XML Paper Specification (XPS). Read and write support for this format is provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro toolkit and is unlocked when the Vector features are unlocked.
The file constants associated with these file formats are:
| Constant | Read Support | Write Support | Description |
| Dwf | Yes | Yes | AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World Wide Web. |
| DwfTextAsPolyline | N/A | Yes | AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World Wide Web. Use this format to save DWF and have Text objects converted to Polyline objects in the output file. |
| Dwfx | Yes | Yes | An Autodesk DWF XPS Document. Files can be opened with the XPS Viewer. |
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: | DWF Load / DWFX Load: | DWF Save / DWFX Save: |
| Arc | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Attdef | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Attrib | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Background | Supported / Not Supported | Supported / Not Supported |
| BoundaryPolydraw | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Circle | Supported / Not Supported | Supported / Not Supported |
| Dimension | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Ellipse(Filled and Outline) | Supported / Supported | Supported / Supported |
| Hatch | Not Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Image | Not Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Insert | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Leader | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Lines | Supported / Not Supported | Supported / Not Supported |
| Mline | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Mtext | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Polygons | Supported / Supported | Not Supported / Supported |
| Polyline | Supported / Supported | Supported / Supported |
| Polytriangle | Supported / Supported | Not Supported / Supported |
| PureLine | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| PurePolygon | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| PurePolyline | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Segment | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Spline | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Text | Supported / Supported | Supported / Supported |
| Vertex | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| Wpolyline | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| 3DFace | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
| 3DSolid | Supported / Not Supported | Not Supported / Not Supported |
Saving DWFX is only possible using the C DLL platform.
LEADTOOLS also supports text and embedded raster objects.
Required DLL: Leadtools.Vector.dll and Leadtools.Codecs.Dwf.dll. 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, WPG - WordPerfect Vector Format, WMF - Windows Metafile Formats, NAP - North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS), WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format, MIF - MapInfo Interchange File Format, E00 - ArcInfo Interchange File Format.
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