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DWG to DGN Conversion Table
NotesMicroStationAutoCAD
The size, spacing, style, and shape of dimen-
sions may vary slightly. Dimension associativ-
Dimensions, Di-
mension Styles
Dimensions, Di-
mension Styles
ity is maintained whenever possible, and the
correct dimension values are always main-
tained.
These image file types are supported: .bmp,
.cal, .tif, .png, .tga, .jpg, .gif, .rlc, .bil, and .pcx.
All other image file types are discarded.
Raster ImagesRaster Images
Depending on the export option specified,
all referenced DWG files, including nested
DGN ReferencesDWG References
DWG references, are either converted into
DGN files, combined into a single DGN file
as cells, or discarded.
NOTE MicroStation V7 does not support
nested references to references that are
merged into the host file.
The model in a DWG file is converted into a
DGN file.
DGN Design Mod-
el
DWG Model
When exporting to V8, any initialized layouts
are converted into sheet models in the DGN
file.
DGN Sheet ModelDWG Layout
V7 only supports one model. For V7, several
DGN files can be exported: one for the model
and the other DGN files for any initialized
layouts in the DWG file. The layout names get
appended to the exported DGN file <file-
name> - Layout1.dgn.
AEC objects are not supported. Use the EX-
PORTTOAUTOCAD on page 779 command to
AEC Objects
convert AEC objects to base ACAD objects
before exporting to DGN.
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