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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:

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

This file format is not supported in the Imaging toolkits. Read and write support for this format is provided in the Document and Medical Imaging 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: