ImageGear Professional > User Guide > File Format Reference > ImageGear Supported File Formats Reference > DWG |
Full Name | DWG (AutoDesk AutoCAD) |
Format ID | IG_FORMAT_DWG = 69 |
File Extension(s) | *.dwg |
Data Type | Vector/CAD image |
Data Encoding | Binary |
Color Profile Support | No |
ImageGear Multipage Support | No |
ImageGear Alpha Channel Support | No |
ImageGear 3D Image Support | Yes |
ImageGear Raster to Vector Format Conversion Support | No |
ImageGear Unicode Text Display Support | Yes |
ImageGear Platforms Support | Win32, Win64, .NET, .NET64 |
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To support the DWG format, attach the ImageGear CAD/Vector DWG, DXF Component to Core ImageGear. |
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Please see Vector Format Features Supported by ImageGear Professional > DWG and DXF for additional information. |
Filter Control Parameter | Type | Default Value | Available Values | Description |
BACKCOLOR | UINT | 0 | Any positive value | This parameter sets view background color for image reading. If 0, black background color is set, otherwise white background color is set. |
FONTPATH | LP | CHAR | "" | Any string up to 262 characters | Defines a path to the vector font files. Format - <Path1>;< Path2>;... . |
LINEWIDTHDEF | DOUBLE | 0 | Any positive value | This parameter has been deprecated and will be removed from the public API in a future release. |
PASSWORD | LP | CHAR | "" | Any string up to 262 characters | Sets password for reading encrypted files. |
SHOWHIDDEN | AT_BOOL | FALSE | TRUE, FALSE | If TRUE, hidden layers are shown by default. |
TRUETYPE | AT_BOOL | FALSE | TRUE, FALSE | This parameter has been deprecated and will be removed from the public API in a future release. |
TTFWIDTH | DOUBLE | 0 | Any positive value | This parameter has been deprecated and will be removed from the public API in a future release. |
VERSION | LP | CHAR | ACAD2004 | ACAD12, ACAD13, ACAD14, ACAD2000, ACAD2004, ACAD2007 | Used to specify version to save the file as. |
WIDTH | INT | 512 | Any positive value | Defines the width of the empty DIB associated with the image after loading. DIB height is calculated using the file's scale factors. See Working with Vector Images. |
DWG, short for "DraWinG", is a CAD file format which serves as the native file format for drawings created in AutoCAD.