Unitless DXF/DWG files do have five “units” settings (such as “Architectural” and “Engineering”) which are used to guess the original units, but the guess may need to be adjusted. Communicate with the person providing the file to determine this information. There is no way for the Vectorworks program to tell whether these unitless drawings were made in meters, feet and inches, or microns. Previous versions of DXF/DWG do not support units, and some version 2000 and later files may be unitless. Version 2000 DXF/DWG and later supports the concept of units, so the file’s unit settings can be imported (if it includes units). These can introduce unwanted effects in the translated file. Following are some items that DXF/DWG and DWF handle differently. It is a translation from one way of doing things to another consequently, information can get lost in the translation. Importing from and exporting to DXF/DWG or DWF is not the same as saving or opening a Vectorworks file. The Vectorworks program imports and exports versions 4.2, 5.5, and 6.0 (DWF text and binary) 4.2 and 5.5 (DWF compressed binary) 6.01 (3D DWF) and 6.02 (DWFx). DWF files are highly compressed, device and software independent, and can include 3D models. The Vectorworks program imports versions 2.5 through 2021, and exports versions 12 through 2021.ĭWF is a format developed by Autodesk to allow efficient sharing of design drawings with colleagues who do not have access to AutoCAD or other design software. As of this writing, the most recent DXF/DWG version is version 2021. Recent versions of AutoCAD have issues when reading some DXF files, such as losing links to images, so DWG is usually a safer choice in that case.
DXF and DWG files contain almost identical information, and both store all of the same objects. DWG is a proprietary, closed format used by Autodesk for its products.
DXF is a semi-public standard promoted and controlled by Autodesk, Inc. DXF and DWG are two common file formats used to exchange information between different CAD and drawing programs.
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