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Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF Quick Facts

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Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF (ACAD) Geometry Support

Format Type Identifier

ACAD

Reader/Writer

Both

Dataset Type

File

Licensing Level

Base

Dependencies

None

Feature Type

Layer name

Typical File Extensions

.dwg, .dxf

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

See Coordinate System Information.

Generic Color Support

Yes

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type Attribute

autocad_entity

Encoding Support

Yes