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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 Vista) 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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Click the image window.
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In the Convert to bitmap dialog box, adjust the width, height, resolution, color
mode, or any of the other settings.
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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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| AutoCAD Data Interchange Format (DXF) technical notes | |
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The program supports AutoCAD files from version R2.5 to 2008.
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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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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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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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Corel PHOTO-PAINT can import AutoCAD files from version R2.5 to 2008.
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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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