Tip: The AutoCAD reader automatically determines whether the file is DWG or DXF and processes it accordingly. Therefore, the same workspace can be used to read either DXF or DWG.
Note: The AutoCAD reader parameters list defaults that will produce the best generic result to any non-AutoCAD destination format, resulting in the best presentation at the cost of some of the original AutoCAD types being lost. For example, blocks and dimensions will be resolved into their component parts. If an AutoCAD-to-AutoCAD translation is desired, the following set of options should be used for best preservation of the original drawing.
|
Workbench Parameter |
Mapping File Directive |
Default Setting |
|---|---|---|
| Store Bulge Info | STORE_BULGE_INFO | YES |
| Store Spline Definitions | STORE_SPLINE_DEFINITIONS | YES |
| Explode Blocks Into Entities | RESOLVE_BLOCKS | NO |
| Explode Dimensions | RESOLVE_DIMENSIONS | NO |
| Resolve Entity Color | RESOLVE_ENTITY_COLOR | NO |
| Read Visible Attributes as Text Entities | VISIBLE_ATTRIBUTES_AS_TEXT | NO |
| Ignore User Coordinate System (UCS) | IGNORE_UCS | YES |
| Preserve Complex Hatches and MPolygons | PRESERVE_COMPLEX_HATCHES | YES |
| Ignore Frozen Layers | IGNORE_FROZEN_LAYERS | NO |
| Ignore Hidden Layers | IGNORE_HIDDEN_LAYERS | NO |
|
Read Interpreted Extended Entity Data |
INTERPRET_EXTENDED_DATA | NO |
| Evaluate Multi-Line Entity Geometry | EVALUATE_MLINE_GEOM | NO |
These are also noted on each individual parameter description.