DXF and DWG support

GoldFynch supports and boasts advanced processing tools for the DXF and DWG file formats. DXF and DWG are file formats originally created for use with the design and drafting software AutoCAD to build complex 3D and 2D models and plans by engineers, architects, city planners, etc. They have now become widely adopted for other computer-aided design (CAD) & engineering programs. DWG uses binary encoding, and DXF uses both ASCII and binary encoding (only a few services support the binary format of DXF, however.)

Importing files with DXF and DWG formats

Follow the basic steps of uploading as with any other file. GoldFynch will automatically process them as required, and you will be able to access them once the processing is complete.

Processing of files

During processing, GoldFynch will automatically:

• Handle DWG in binary, and DXF in both the ASCII and binary formats (where most other systems can only work with ASCII)
• Render 2D and 3D models (most other services are limited to 2D models)
• Render all defined paper layouts
• Render any saved "views" (i.e. user-defined regions of interest) of the model
• Pull out metadata like the date created, date last modified, etc.. And also render a table of basic metadata and any layers
• Extract names (and other strings)
• Render the model layout and any defined paper layouts using the saved paper sizes (for example, large architectural sheets will have a large PDF rendering)
• Render the full "extent" of the layout of a paper layout if it extends beyond the paper itself
• 'Thaw' (make visible) all layers before rendering
• Set colors to ensure all lines are visible (as opposed to where they are not visible on a similarly-colored background)

Producing DWG and DXF files

Follow the usual production process, and during Step 3. Production Output, select the option that matches the format you want for your files.