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Save As dialog box (drawings)

Controls in this dialog are analogous to those found in the standard File saving dialog .

SettingDescription
Save as type

Sets the type of file format. The drawing file is saved in this format.

Type File Extension Description
AutoCAD Drawings R2004 .dwf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Native for AutoCAD R2004 and many other CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawings R2000 .dwf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Native for AutoCAD R2000 and many other CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format R2004 .dxf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Can be read by a wide variety of CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format R2000 .dxf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Can be read by a wide variety of CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format R14 .dxf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Can be read by a wide variety of CAD applications.
Vdp Format R4.x .vdp  
Vdraw Drawings R4.x .vdf  
  .vdi  
Windows Metafile .wmf  
Enhanced Metafile .emf  
Windows Bitmap .bmp  
Graphics Interchange Format .gif  
Joint Photographic Experts Group .jpg  
Tagged Image File Format .tif  
TARGA (Truevision Graphics Adapter) .tga  
Portable Network Graphics .png  
Type File Extension Description
AutoCAD Drawings R2004 .dwf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Native for AutoCAD R2004 and many other CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawings R2000 .dwf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Native for AutoCAD R2000 and many other CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format R2004 .dxf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Can be read by a wide variety of CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format R2000 .dxf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Can be read by a wide variety of CAD applications.
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format R14 .dxf Used for storing two and three dimensional design data and metadata. Can be read by a wide variety of CAD applications.
Vdp Format R4.x .vdp  
Vdraw Drawings R4.x .vdf  
  .vdi  
Windows Metafile .wmf  
Enhanced Metafile .emf  
Windows Bitmap .bmp  
Graphics Interchange Format .gif  
Joint Photographic Experts Group .jpg  
Tagged Image File Format .tif  
TARGA (Truevision Graphics Adapter) .tga  
Portable Network Graphics .png