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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Export Drawings to Other File Formats | 717
You can control floating-point precision of the DXF format up to 16 decimal
places and save the drawing in either ASCII or binary format. If you do not
want to save the entire drawing, you can export only selected objects to
remove extraneous material.
To create a DXF file
1 From the File menu, choose Save As.
2 In the Save Drawing As dialog box in the Files of Type box, select a DXF
format.
■ To save the entire drawing in DXF format, go directly to step 4.
■ To save specific objects, in DXF format, choose Tools ➤ Options. In the
Saveas Options dialog box, select the DXF format you want and select
Select Objects. Enter a value for the number of decimal places of
accuracy and choose OK.
3 In the Save Drawing As dialog box, select a folder, enter a file name, and
choose Save.
AutoCAD appends the .dxf extension to the file name.
4 If you chose to save specific objects, select the objects and press
ENTER.
Command line
SAVEAS
WMF Files
The WMF format is used by many Windows applications. A WMF (Windows
metafile format) file contains either vector graphic or raster graphic formats.
AutoCAD creates WMF files in vector graphics only. A vector-based format
allows for faster panning and zooming than other formats.
To create a Windows metafile (WMF)
1 From the File menu, choose Export.
2 In the Export Data dialog box, in the Files of Type box, select Metafile
(*.wmf).
3 Select a folder, enter a file name, and choose Save.
AutoCAD appends the .wmf extension to the file name.
Command line
EXPORT