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DXF File Format

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#53491From: Robert S. WhitakerAug 15, 1993 12:16 AM
Were talking apples and oranges. DXF is a VECTOR format where the other formats you mentioned are RASTER formats. VECTOR does not have any defined resolution or image size because it is a geometrical description where RASTER is simple bit-mapped, like an array of colored tiles (pixels) with a width and height defined in # of pixels. You need somthing more powerful than an simple conversion routine and you will need to interact with the conversion by indicating the size of the raster image you want to create and the color of the background and vectors as well as the depth of the image you're creating (number of total colors definable: 2, 16, 256, ect.). If you have access to AutoCAD, it provides all of this by allowing raster formats to be defined as an output device.