- DXF is short for Drawing Interchange Format or Drawing Exchange Format. Commonly known as AutoCAD DXF format, is a CAD data file format.
- It was developed by Autodesk to enable data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. DXF file format was first introduced in 1982.
- The key purpose of this format was to produce the exact representation of AutoCAD native DWG files on other applications.
- For many years, the importing process of DXF files had been very difficult because of the unavailability of specifications of the format.
- Presently the format specifications are available as PDF but this format is rarely used in AutoCAD applications.
- We can use a range of programs to view/edit DFX files.
- The ASCII DXF file is a complete representation of a drawing in ASCII text form. Data is represented with numbers and strings of text that you can easily interpret using the specification document.
DXF Editor:
DXF Viewer:
