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AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) files are vector files used as a native format for AutoCAD drawings.
The Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) is a tagged data representation of the information contained in an AutoCAD drawing file. The Drawing Interchange format is a native file format of AutoCAD. It has become a standard for exchanging CAD drawings and is supported by many CAD applications. The Drawing Interchange format is vector-based and supports up to 256 colors.
| To import an AutoCAD Drawing Database file (DWG) or AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) | |
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Click File  Import.
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Locate the folder in which the file is stored.
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Do one of the following:
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(Windows 7 and Windows 8) Choose DWG - AutoCAD (*.dwg) or DXF -
AutoCAD (*.dxf) from the list box next to the File name box.
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(Windows XP) Choose DWG - AutoCAD or DXF - AutoCAD from the Files
of type list box.
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Click the filename.
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Click Import.
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From the 3D projection list box in the Import AutoCAD file dialog box, choose
a plane projection of a three-dimensional object as seen from a given focal point.
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In the Scaling area, enable one of the following options:
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Automatic — scales the drawing using the scale of the AutoCAD source file
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English (1 unit = 1 inch) — lets you scale the drawing in inches
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Metric (1 unit = 1 mm) — lets you scale the drawing in millimeters
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If you want to reduce the number of nodes on the imported object, enable the Auto-reduce nodes check box. |
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Click OK.
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If the file is password protected, type the password in the Password box. |
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If views are specified in your file, they appear automatically in the 3D
projection list box.
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If your computer is missing a font that is included in a file you are importing,
a PANOSE font matching dialog box appears and lets you substitute the font
with a similar font.
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| To export an AutoCAD Drawing Database file (DWG) or an AutoCAD Drawing Interchange file (DXF) | |
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Click File Export.
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Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.
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From the Save as type list box, choose one of the following options:
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DWG - AutoCAD
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DXF - AutoCAD
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Type a filename in the File name list box.
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Click Export.
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In the Export to AutoCAD dialog box, choose an AutoCAD version from the
Export version list box.
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Choose a unit of measure from the Export units list box.
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In the Export text as area, enable one of the following options:
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Curves — lets you export text as curves
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Text — lets you export text as editable characters
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In the Export bitmap as area, enable one of the options to export the bitmaps in a
drawing to a supported bitmap format.
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In the Fill unmapped fills area, enable one of the following options:
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Color — fills all unmapped fills with color. To change the color, click the Color
picker and choose a color on the palette.
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Unfilled — leaves unmapped fills unfilled
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| AutoCAD Data Interchange Format (DXF) technical notes | |
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The program supports AutoCAD files from version R2.5 to 2013.
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Layers are retained on import and export.
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If a DXF file is too complex to import into Corel DESIGNER, you can configure
your AutoCAD output device as an HP7475 plotter and perform a plot-to-file of
the drawing. Then you should be able to import this plot file using the import
filter. Newer versions of AutoCAD allow you to create EPS files.
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Corel graphics programs try to center the imported image. The image is scaled
down if the coordinates are larger than the maximum page size available in
Corel DESIGNER — 150 × 150 feet.
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Model space pages are imported as master pages.
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Solid and trace entities are filled.
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Dimension lines are imported as curves, not as dimension objects.
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A point is imported as an ellipse of minimum size.
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Files exported as “Entities only” may not appear as expected in the Corel program
because of a lack of header information.
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Imported AutoCAD files that contain formatted paragraph text preserve text
formatting such as spacing, alignment, and indents.
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Justification of text entries may not be preserved, especially if fonts are replaced in
the imported files. For best results, avoid justification of text.
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If the DXF file contains a font that is not on the user’s computer, the PANOSE
font matching dialog box lets the user replace the font with an available one.
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Lines with a number of points that exceed the maximum supported in
Corel DESIGNER will be broken into multiple lines, and their fills will be
dropped.
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3D solids are not directly supported in Corel DESIGNER. Users can import 3D
solids with the 3D Import program.
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Corel DESIGNER saves drawings in a vector format accepted by computer-aided
design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) programs and devices, such as
AutoCAD and certain computer-driven sign and glass cutters.
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Password protection is not available in the exported files.
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Only the outlines of objects are exported.
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Filled objects with no outlines have an outline appended to them on export.
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All text is exported by using a generic font. Text formatting is not preserved.
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| AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) technical notes | |
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Corel DESIGNER can import AutoCAD files from version R2.5 to 2013 and
export AutoCAD files from version R2.5 to 2013.
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If the DWG file contains a font that is not on your computer, the PANOSE font
matching dialog box lets you replace the font with an available one.
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Password protection is not available in the exported files.
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