Other types of file format - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 196

A drawing saved to a *.dxf format fi le can be opened in most other CAD
software applications. This fi le format is of great value when drawings are
being exchanged between operators using different CAD applications.
Example - DXF i le ( Fig. 10.7 )
1. Open a drawing in AutoCAD. This example is shown in Fig. 10.6.
Fig. 10.6 Example - DXF fi le. Drawing to be saved as a dxf fi le
2. Click on Save As… in the Menu Browser dialog and in the Save
Drawing As dialog which appears, click AutoCAD 2010 DXF [*.dxf]
in the Files of type fi eld popup list.
3. Enter a suitable fi le name. In this example this is Fig06.dxf . The
extension .dxf is automatically included when the Save button of the
dialog is clicked ( Fig. 10.7 ).
4. The DXF fi le can now be opened in the majority of CAD applications
and then saved to the drawing fi le format of the CAD in use.
N o t e
To open a DXF fi le in AutoCAD 2011, select Open … from the Menu
Browser dialog and in the Select File dialog select DXF [*.dxf] from
the popup list from the Files of type fi eld.