CAD Forum discussion (EN) : DXF vs DWG https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Fri, 08 May 2026 07:44:14 +0000 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:30:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=40 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[DXF vs DWG : You can look at the DWG and DXF...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=40&PID=88&title=dxf-vs-dwg#88 Author: Vladimir Michl
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Posted: 09.Aug.2007 at 20:30

You can look at the DWG and DXF AutoCAD formats similar to the DOC and RTF MSWord formats. The DWG (and DOC) is the native (binary) format while DXF (and RTF) are primarly textual file exchange formats (with an open, documented structure).
 
The textual format of DXF is the main reason of size differences.
 
]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:30:03 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=40&PID=88&title=dxf-vs-dwg#88 <![CDATA[DXF vs DWG : What are the main differences...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=40&PID=85&title=dxf-vs-dwg#85 Author: showtime130
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Posted: 08.Aug.2007 at 23:45

What are the main differences between DXF and DWG formats? And why is my DXF drawing 5 times bigger than the same drawing in DWG format? And out of curiousity what are big contributors to drawing sizes?]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:45:40 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=40&PID=85&title=dxf-vs-dwg#85