DXF documentation

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I've had need over the years to write programs that create DXF files. It's been achieved by using a sample DXF file as a reference. But eventually ran into problems with compatibility with newer versions.

Recently, I looked at the Autodesk site again for documentation describing the DXF format in detail.

The best I could find is a link to an online reference for DXF, a download for a Windows help file and a HTML help in zip form, but all of them aimed at DXF 2000, or 2002, vintage.

This may be a silly question, but does full and detailed documentation exist for later versions?

Thanks.

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Search again, you can find newer ones, but normally read the dxf documentation online in autocad help.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-235B22E0-A567-4CF6-92D3-38A2306D73F3

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I should have provided more information. I don't use, or have, AutoCad, but a have a need to create DXF files from time to time.

That's why I was looking to download a help file, I'm assuming the DXF format is publicly available, maybe that's where I went wrong.

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

No Acad, ok. But you can see my posted link??

😉

[Anonymous]

Yes, thanks so much for your help.