DGN (DGN)

DGN (also RDL) is a file format common to Intergraph's MicroStation and Interactive Graphics Design System (IGDS) CAD applications running on Intergraph workstations and PCs.

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

LEADTOOLS supports DGN versions 1, 2 and 3.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Constant Read Support Write Support Description
FILE_INTERGRAPH_VECTOR Yes Yes [123] Intergraph MicroStation and Interactive Graphics Design.

When DGN files are rasterized, they are 24 BPP.

The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:

Object Load Save
Arc Supported Not Supported. Saved as polyline.
Ellipse Supported Not Supported. Saved as polyline.
Lines Supported Not Supported. Saved as polyline.
Polygons Supported Supported
Polyline Supported Supported
Raster Supported Supported
Text Supported Not Supported
Elliptical Arc Supported Not Supported. Saved as polyline.
Circle Supported Not Supported. Saved as ellipse.

Required DLLs and Libraries

Related Formats

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