CadFileType class

CadFileType class

Defines CAD documents (Computer Aided Design) that are used for a 3D graphics file formats and may contain 2D or 3D designs. Includes the following types: CadFileType.Cf2CadFileType.Dgn, CadFileType.Dwf, CadFileType.DwfxCadFileType.Dwg, CadFileType.Dwt, CadFileType.Dxf, CadFileType.Ifc, CadFileType.Igs, CadFileType.Plt, CadFileType.Stl. Learn more about CAD formats here.

Inheritance: CadFileTypeFileTypeEnumeration

The CadFileType type exposes the following members:

Constructors

Constructor Description
init Serialization constructor

Properties

Property Description
file_format The file format
extension The file extension
family The file family
description File type description
UNKNOWN Unknown file type
DXF DXF, Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format, is a tagged data representation of AutoCAD drawing file.
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DWG Files with DWG extension represent proprietary binary files used for containing 2D and 3D design data. Like DXF, which are ASCII files, DWG represent the binary file format for CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawings.
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DGN DGN, Design, files are drawings created by and supported by CAD applications such as MicroStation and Intergraph Interactive Graphics Design System.
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DWF Design Web Format (DWF) represents 2D/3D drawing in compressed format for viewing, reviewing or printing design files. It contains graphics and text as part of design data and reduce the size of the file due to its compressed format.
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STL STL, abbreviation for stereolithrography, is an interchangeable file format that represents 3-dimensional surface geometry. The file format finds its usage in several fields such as rapid prototyping, 3D printing and computer-aided manufacturing.
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IFC Files with IFC extension refer to Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file format that establishes international standards to import and export building objects and their properties. This file format provides interoperability between different software applications.
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PLT The PLT file format is a vector-based plotter file introduced by Autodesk, Inc. and contains information for a certain CAD file. Plotting details require accuracy and precision in production, and usage of PLT file guarantee this as all images are printed using lines instead of dots.
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IGS Igs document format
DWT A DWT file is an AutoCAD drawing template file that is used as starter for creating drawings that can be saved as DWG files.
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DWFX DWFX file is a 2D or 3D drawing created with Autodesk CAD software. It is saved in the DWFx format, which is similar to a . DWF file, but is formatted using Microsoft’s XML Paper Specification (XPS).
CF2 Common File Format File. CAD file that contains 3D package designs or other model data; can be processed and cut by a CAD/CAM machine, such as a die cutting device.

Methods

Method Description
equals Implements Enumeration.equals
compare_to Compares current object to other.
from_filename Returns FileType for specified fileName
from_extension Gets FileType for provided fileExtension
from_stream Returns FileType for provided document stream

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