what is difference between dwg, dwf, dxf,

[youthsen 10]

hi pals

 

i am new to autocad. what is difference between .dwg, .dwf, .dxf files.

 

pls clarify me in details

 

 

thanks a lot in advance

[Cad64 81]

Autocad file formats: http://www.we-r-here.com/cad/tutorials/level_4/4-4.htm

[rkmcswain 71]

...and to add to that...

 

DWF is not "just for the Internet"... You can publish drawings to DWF, and send it to clients, etc. The files are smaller, are more intelligent, etc. than PDF. You can also publish drawings to DWF and another person can mark them up using (the now FREE) Design Review application - and then the markup can be loaded back into AutoCAD.

 

DXF is not what it once was. Not all drawing entities are contained in the DXF specs - so it is NOT a "global drawing exchange format" any more.

[Mr T 0]

I was checking an IV file in DWF and I was surprised at the rendering quality and how you can rotate and zoom etc.

 

A good add on.

 

Nick

[Squirltech 10]

...and then the markup can be loaded back into AutoCAD.

 

How?

 

We have a KIP scanner here that will scan a hard copy to a DWF. I can view/markup the DWF file with Design Review but I don't find where I can get the file into DWG format?

[ReMark 58]

Seek and ye shall find. Read...do...succeed.

 

http://blog.jtbworld.com/2004/12/convert-dwf-to-dwg.html

 

Another option. Download free DWF-to-DWG converter like this one.

 

http://www.dwgconvert.com/dwf-to-dwg-converter.html

[Squirltech 10]

Thank you sir.