Computer Accessories User Manual

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DWF Support
This chapter describes the new support for the DWF
™
file
format in this release of Autodesk MapGuide. DWF stands for
Design Web Format
™
and is usually pronounced “DWIF.”
The DWF features in this release apply to both Autodesk
MapGuide Server, for data source setup, and Autodesk
MapGuide Author, for reading and writing DWF files.
For information about the new API functions for the
DWF format, see “DWF API Additions” on page 123.
In this chapter
■ Summary of DWF support
■ Setting up a data source for
DWF files
■ How DWFs are published in
Autodesk Map
■ Creating a layer from a DWF
file sheet
■ Saving a view as a DWF file