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, 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 Autodesk 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

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.
Use this format to save DWF and have Text objects converted to Polyline objects in the output file.

FILE_DWFX

Yes

Yes

[376] 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: 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 DRaWingDWG - DWG 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, MIF - MapInfo Interchange File Format, E00 - ArcInfo Interchange File Format