File Formats: Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)

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:

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:

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.