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DXFLib is our AutoCAD DXF file format specific library. DXFLib is
capable of writing an AutoCAD DXF file. DXFLib has been used in all our
DXF file export plug-ins for various CAD systems and standalone
applications.
The
DXF File Format
The AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format)
is a CAD data file format, developed by Autodesk as their solution for
enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. DXF
was originally introduced in December 1982 as part of AutoCAD 1.0, and
was intended to provide an exact representation of the data in the
AutoCAD native file format, DWG (Drawing), for which Autodesk didn't
(and doesn't) publish specifications.
DXF is probably one of the most widely supported vector formats in the
world today. DXF is rich in features, including: support for 3D objects,
curves, text, associative dimensioning, etc. Although DXF was developed
to represent the data used in a CAD program, it is used by many programs
as a "least common denominator" format for the exchange of many
different types of data, most commonly vector-oriented information but
also text and 3D polygons.
Licensing
DXFLib is available as a DLL with associated header (.H) and
library (.LIB) files for the following compilers:
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2005
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2008
Please contact us if you wish to license
the DXFLib library to be used in your commercial or in-house software.
Products using DXFLib