State of DXF ENTITES
The following tables gives an overview of the DXF entities state, the state of the other DXF Sections (Tables,Blocks,Classes,Objects) is not shown here.
Note that the SVG output only work on 2D drafts.
DXF R12
| DXF entity | Parsed | SVG | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DFACE | yes | yes | |
| ARC | yes | yes | |
| ATTRIB | yes | yes | |
| CIRCLE | yes | yes | |
| DIMENSION | yes | yes | SVG output only if there is a complete DIMENSION description (DIMENSION block) |
| INSERT | yes | yes | |
| LINE | yes | yes | |
| POINT | yes | yes | |
| POLYLINE | yes | yes | PolyMeshes and Splines are supported too. |
| SECTION | no | no | |
| SHAPE | yes | no | |
| SOLID | yes | yes | |
| TEXT | yes | yes | |
| TRACE | yes | yes | |
| VIEWPORT | yes | no |
DXF R13
| DXF entity | Parsed | SVG | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DSOLID | yes | no | ACIS data |
| BODY | yes | no | ACIS data |
| ELLIPSE | yes | yes | Elliptical arcs are supported too. |
| LEADER | yes | yes | |
| MLINE | yes | yes | since 0.4 |
| MTEXT | yes | yes | |
| OLEFRAME | no | never | |
| RAY | yes | yes | |
| REGION | yes | no | ACIS data |
| SPLINE | yes | yes | since 0.4 |
| TOLERANCE | yes | no | |
| XLINE | yes | yes |
DXF R14
| DXF entity | Parsed | SVG | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMAGE | yes | yes | clipping support will follow |
| HATCH | yes | yes | since 0.3 |
| LWPOLYLINE | yes | yes | |
| OLE2FRAME | no | never |
DXF 2000
| DXF entity | Parsed | SVG | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTEXT | no | no | |
| WIPEOUT | no | no | later |
DXF 2002
RTEXT removed from DXF
DXF 2004
no new entities
DXF 2005
| DXF entity | Parsed | SVG | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| TABLE | no | no |
DXF 2006
no new entities
DXF 2007
| DXF entity | Parsed | SVG | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELIX | no | no | |
| LIGHT | no | no | |
| SUN | no | no | |
| SURFACE | no | no |
Date: 29.02.08
