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DXF File Format

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#52831From: Joe MacRaeAug 10, 1993 7:32 AM
There is a complete description of the DXF file format in every set of AutoCAD documentation. There is also a file in section 1 of the Autodesk AutoCAD forum. The DXF file varies slightly for each release of AutoCAD. Do you know which release you need to match ???
#52835From: Michael OrsingerAug 10, 1993 8:51 AM
Joe, I would like to be able to convert a DXF formatted file to BMP PCX TIF GIF etc to enable faxing From Windows with Winfax 3.0. Looking through Lib 10 I did not see any converter to go "that way". Did I miss one and/or would you recommend one here on CI$ that I could use? TIA Michael in Lovettsville, VA 10-Aug-93 at 9:41a EDT
#52908From: Joe MacRaeAug 10, 1993 4:34 PM
Michael, There ain't no converters on the ACAD forum because AutoCAD itself will do this. In fact Release 12 will output those file formats directly from the DWG file without the DXF intermediate step. Barring the use of AutoCAD Release 12, you can either check out the Graphics Support forums or look at a commercial product like HI-JACK.