Autodesk Design Web Format
AutoCAD
Prompted by Shaan's post on DWF precision I’ve been testing to see what impact increasing the DPI has in “real world” conditions. So far I’ve found ramping the DPI up to fairly huge values does increase the DWF file size, but not as much as I
AutoCAD
Shaan has posted a useful conversion chart ( see right ) showing which settings to use to get a given precision in a DWF. DWF is capable of impressive precision but the default settings are rather low...
AutoCAD
Link to: DWF Frequently Asked Questions Scott Sheppard - Autodesk This paper addresses several frequently asked questions concerning Autodesk’s Design Web Format. It was compiled from various sources including internal Autodesk servers, emails, and previously published content. Autodesk discussion group participants will recognise most of the questions as well
CAD and BIM General
Shaan has a post that takes you on a tour inside a DWF file. I have spent the past few days publishing loads of content as DWF...
AutoCAD
Shaan has posted a dramatic example of twenty years progress in CAD technology. The AutoCAD “Nozzle” is a famous sample dwg that pushed AutoCAD to its limits. Now 20 years later the Nozzle has been...
CAD and BIM General
The new Autodesk DWF Viewer 5.0 is now available: Get if from www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-download It includes the following new or improved features: 3D DWF Files - View, navigate and print 3D DWF files published from Autodesk Inventor 9. You can also pan, zoom, orbit, show and hide
For me the PDF/DWF battle is over as we have adopted DWF as the CAD sharing format for our Intranet. However the inclusion of 3d will be a great advance for the format. Will be interesting to watch this progress. WorldCAD Access: DWF Goes 3D!
CAD and BIM General
How can you share a really old CAD file for someone to print or view when they don’t have the software? Could make a DWF but the old legacy application doesn’t support them. I faced this with an old file I created in 1993 using AutoSketch (see screenshot)
