3rdElle Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I need to save my drawing files to dxf format. I do this by typing in "DXFOUT" in the command line. This creates the DXF file I need for uploading into another environment, however I am noticing its size is 3x the size of the dwg file. IS THERE A WAY TO REDUCE THE FILE SIZE OF THE DXF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I would assume the DXF files could be compressed in some fashion. I personally do not know of any other methods to reduce the size of a DXF file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSurgeon Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 when I had to convert files to .dxf, for another program, we put everything on one single layer and purged prior to saving. This way, the other program would not pick up any unwanted information to try and decipher. Since we didn't pay attention to file size, not sure if this would help in your case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 If you save the DXF file in ASCII format, you are going to get a file three times the size, but if you compress the file, you will find it will pack down smaller than a compressed drawing file. However you could try changing the DXF Options, where you can save in BINARY format and also Select objects, when the DXF file is only 1½ times the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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