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Computer Graphics Metafile is a format used for the exchange of vector and bitmap data. This file format is supported by Autovue and Corel. LEADTOOLS supports versions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of CGM, as well as the Binary data-encoding format of CGM.
LEADTOOLS supports loading this format as a raster image, vector image, or SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) document.
The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:
| Object: | Load: | Save: |
| Cell Array | Supported | Not Supported |
| Circle | Supported | Not Supported |
| 3-Point Circular Arc | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Circular Arc Center | Supported | Not Supported |
| Ellipse | Supported | Supported |
| Elliptical Arc | Supported | Not Supported |
| Font | Supported | Supported |
| Lines | Supported | Supported |
| PolyBezier | Supported | Not Supported |
| Polygons | Supported | Supported |
| Polyline | Supported | Supported |
| Polymarker | Supported | Not Supported |
| Raster | Supported | Not Supported |
| Rectangle | Supported | Supported |
| Restricted Text | Supported | Not Supported |
| Text | Supported | Supported |
Read and write support for this format is provided only in the Document/Medical toolkits.
The default extension used by this file format is: CGM.
This file format does not support layers.
The file constants associated with this file format are:
| Constant | Read Support | Write Support | Description |
| Cgm | Yes | Yes | Computer Graphics Metafile. |
When CGM files are rasterized, they are 24 BPP.
Required DLL: Leadtools.Vector.dll and Leadtools.Codecs.Cgm.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: CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange Format, DGN - Intergraph Format, DRW - Micrografx Designer DRaWing, DWF - DWF Format, 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, WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format, E00 - ArcInfo Interchange File Format, MIF - MapInfo Interchange File Format.
Platforms: .NET 2/3, .NET 4
Raster .NET | C API | C++ Class Library | JavaScript HTML5
Document .NET | C API | C++ Class Library | JavaScript HTML5
Medical .NET | C API | C++ Class Library | JavaScript HTML5
Medical Web Viewer .NET