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This paper addresses several frequently asked questions concerning Autodesk’s Design Web Format. It was compiled from various sources including internal Autodesk servers, emails, and previously published content. Autodesk discussion group participants will recognize most of the questions as well as their answers. Much of this same information is available in various places on the Autodesk web site.
 
This document is quite long. The typical reader will not read this document from start to end. The normal use case is to browse the table of contents and select the questions of interest. For comments, questions, or suggestions regarding this FAQ, please email scott.sheppard@autodesk.com.
 
The latest version of this document is always available at: https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/constructionmanagement/public/DWF%20FAQ.doc?public.
 
Buzzsaw will not prompt for a login and password as long as the ?public portion of the URL is specified.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Autodesk discussion groups have two methods of access: using a web browser or a newsreader application. The Autodesk discussion groups related to DWF include:
 
DWF
 
Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product)
 
Autodesk DWF Viewer
 
Customer Files
 
These discussion groups are resources to help with your use of DWF and Autodesk products. There is a lot of good information listed in these discussion groups. Answers to the more frequently asked questions can be found there (or in this document). If, after reviewing these discussion groups, you still do not find the answer to your questions, please feel free to post in the discussion group; however, Autodesk is under no obligation to respond to your post. There are a lot of experienced users that will be more than happy to help you out if possible. As such, the discussion groups are the basis for peer to peer support.
 
Please familiarize yourself with the ground rules for these discussion groups:
http://discussion.autodesk.com/ground.jspa
 
Please be descriptive in your topic subjects. Subjects like "DWF Problem" or "HELP!" do not lend much insight and are often skipped over. A topic such as "How do I output a 3D DWF file from AutoCAD 2006?" is much more helpful.
 
As some newsreader programs cannot display HTML formatted messages correctly, please be sure to post your messages in plain text format. Most newsreaders have an option to format the messages in this manner.
 
If you are having display or crashing related issues please list your machine's specs: Processor, RAM, Operating System, Video Card, DWF Viewer (or Autodesk DWF Composer) release & SP #. While it may not be due to these factors, it helps to determine the cause.
 
While posting of attachments is allowed in the discussion groups, it is suggested that only small files be posted here, and larger files should be posted to AutoCAD Customer Files, this arrangement makes it easier on people who don't have high speed access. After posting to customer files, return to the main discussion group and post a notice that you have posted a file, and give the subject of the post, along with a detailed description of the problem.
Another place to obtain information is from the Autodesk web site:

 
 
 
 
 
  • Autodesk DWF Toolkit
    http://www.autodesk.com/dwftoolkit
    This is a shortcut for navigating to the download page for C++ programmers to obtain one of the freely available DWF Toolkits.
There are a few DWF-related web logs (blogs for short) available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Russian CAD/CAM/CAE News, FAQ, and Articles (includes Between the Lines Russian translation)
    http://www.atmsk.ru/
    Hosted by Alexey Lubimov
 
The list goes on and on. There is actually a comprehensive list of blogs maintained as part of Beth Powell’s Blog. It is available at http://www.tenlinks.com/CAD/reference/blogs.htm. The list of blogs in this document was formed by visiting these blogs and searching for content regarding DWF.

Many new users start off with questions about the DWF format itself.
DWF is an open, secure file format developed by Autodesk for the efficient distribution and communication of rich design data to anyone who needs to view, review, or print design files. Because DWF files are highly compressed, they are smaller and faster to transmit than design files, without the overhead associated with complex CAD drawings (or the management of external links and dependencies). With DWF functionality, publishers of design data can limit the specific design data and plot styles to only what they want recipients to see and can publish multisheet drawing sets from multiple AutoCAD drawings in a single DWF file. They can also publish 3D models from most Autodesk design applications.
 
DWF files are not a replacement for native CAD formats such as AutoCAD drawings (DWG). The sole purpose of DWF is to allow designers, engineers, project managers, and their colleagues to communicate design information and design intent to anyone needing to view, review, or print design information – without these team members needing to know AutoCAD or other design software.
 
More information on DWF is available online at www.autodesk.com/dwf.
DWF is an open file format. Autodesk publishes the DWF specification and makes available C++ libraries for any developer who wants to build applications around the DWF format, with the DWF Toolkit. Furthermore DWF is based on other industry standards such as ZIP/ZLIB, XML, JPG/PNG/bitonal-G4-Tiff, and HSF. So although there is no specific ISO standard for DWF itself, DWF is made from formats that are industry standards. More information is available in the Developer Center or from www.autodesk.com/dwftoolkit.
Publishing, viewing, and printing DWF files are free. DWF publishing capabilities are integrated into Autodesk applications. With the free Autodesk DWF Writer, anyone can create DWF files from any Windows-based application by simply choosing Autodesk DWF Writer from the standard Printer Name drop-down list. Viewing and printing DWF files is free with the lightweight Autodesk DWF Viewer. For additional functionality at a modest price, you can view, print, measure, mark up, track changes, and streamline the review process with Autodesk DWF Composer.
Customers benefit greatly from the ability to use the DWF format. DWF enables greater collaboration in the design cycle and provides downstream benefits to users in the supply chain. Autodesk is expanding customers’ access to data and helping them get more value out of it. Autodesk is also helping them increase their return on their existing investments in CAD applications.
Autodesk is actively working with many of its partners in terms of converting, printing, and extending design information based on DWF. See Autodesk Technology Partners Adopt DWF to Share Rich Design Information Quickly, Easily, and Securely on the Autodesk web site for more information. Autodesk has a wide variety of customers using DWF. This includes industries such as Building Information, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure. For more information, see the Customer Stories section of the Autodesk web site.
Publishing native design files such as DWG and IPT formats created with design authoring software can be impractical for a variety of reasons. Protecting intellectual property is a primary concern because anyone with the AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, or another design authoring application can edit the file or steal the design. Moreover, the cost of the authoring software may exceed the need of the user. Paying for everyone on the team to install and then learn to use a sophisticated CAD or mapping application can be costly. Using the DWF format avoids these issues.
 
DWF is a secure file format that is smaller, more compact, and easier to distribute than DWG or IPT files yet still maintains the rich design data of the original design. CAD users can publish drawings, maps, or models to the DWF format so reviewers see exactly what the publisher intended them to see. In addition, the DWF file format supports multisheet drawing sets and makes it easier for team members who don’t use CAD to view and print.
In a nutshell, the Portable Document Format (PDF) from Adobe is suited to text-based documents such as specifications; however, when it comes to design data, DWF has some decided advantages.
 
Looking at DWF versus PDF file formats reveals some commonalities between the two. Both formats produce self-contained files, support multiple pages, and provide copy, print, and password-protection functions, as well as raster and vector graphic support. With the purchase of Adobe Acrobat Professional, users can publish files from AutoCAD, preserve CAD layers, and create redlines and comments as they can with the DWF format.
 
However, PDF falls short compared to the DWF format in several key capabilities. The Design Web Format, DWF, was designed specifically for sharing rich design data. On the other hand, PDF, or Portable Document Format, was designed for text-based document exchange. Today Autodesk provides a better format for distributing and sharing engineering design data with DWF files. The DWF format provides:

  • Accuracy, fidelity, and data richness. DWF is built to support real-world coordinate measurement with 2D and 3D viewing. DWF files can be produced at a much higher precision than PDF, which is required for accurate presentation and measurement of engineering designs. As such, DWF understands CAD coordinate systems, merge control, and individual viewport scales.

  • Performance and scalability. DWF files are normally much smaller than PDF files–often 1/3 to 1/10 the size. DWF files transmit faster, load faster, and can be emailed more easily without hitting system limits. The DWF viewing software renders large models faster and enables real-time manipulation of large data sets through the use of spatial indexing software not available with PDF.

  • Efficiency and process. The DWF format supports advanced markup, measurement, and process-related features not available with PDF. DWF includes markup remarks, timestamps, history, and status information and supports standard engineering markup symbology to improve communication. DWF measurements reflect real-world units rather than paper distances on a viewport-aware basis without requiring user calibration. Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) and AutoCAD applications make full use of DWF intelligence with markup browsing and round-trip markup.
 
Comparisons between PDF and DWF formats aside, with DWF, users can do more than just view the design data. They can make it more intelligent (which won't happen with a PDF as easily). Users can turn data into a living breathing data warehouse that integrates with other enterprise systems. DWF opens up a world of possibilities not easily accomplished before. For 23 years, Autodesk has invested in people, software, and technology to help customers realize their ideas to compete and win. DWF is another technology molded in that tradition.
For many project and product teams, DWF is the format of choice. DWF enables organizations to connect critical design information into product and project workflows without compromising the accuracy, security, and intent of the original design idea. DWF is:
 
Complete
a.        DWF is an as-plotted view of a DWG. There's no need for Object Enablers, x-refs, special fonts, etc. As such, many reprography shops accept DWF files directly like plot files.
b.       DWF can contain an entire project's worth of drawings, especially easy when using AutoCAD 2006 to publish a single DWF from a collection of DWG files.
c.        DWF does not depend on which versions of AutoCAD may be in use across team members. The free Autodesk DWF Viewer reads all DWF files past and present. The free Autodesk DWF Viewer is typically a smaller download and footprint than DWG viewers.
d.       DWF files provide a basis for archiving legacy data. The DWF files capture original "as printed" record documents that anyone can access easily – now and in the future.
 
Connected
a.        DWF can connect suppliers/buyers, architects/engineers, general/subcontractors using its rich metadata to identify product and project information.
b.       DWF is a smaller, more compressed file format than native DWG files, making them easier to transmit over the web. This is particularly pertinent when attaching files through email.
c.        DWF files can be generated from a variety of Autodesk products as well as non-Autodesk products using the free Autodesk DWF Writer. This neutral format allows design data that spans applications to be viewed with a single viewer.
 
Secure
a.        DWF is a read-only, secure file format. DWG files can be modified using AutoCAD and other DWG-based products.
b.       AutoCAD users decide what to include/exclude from a DWF.
c.        When sharing a DWG, users are sharing their true intellectual property.
 
Open
a.        DWF is an open file format.
b.       Autodesk publishes the DWF specification and makes available C++ libraries for any developer who wants to build applications around the DWF format.
c.        DWF is based on other industry standards such as ZIP/ZLIB, XML, JPG/PNG/bitonal-G4-Tiff, and HSF.
 
Comparisons between DWG and DWF aside, with DWF, users can do more than just view the design data. They can make it more intelligent (which won't happen with a DWG in a viewer as easily). Users can turn data into a living breathing data warehouse that integrates with other enterprise systems.
In this age of digital design information, many participants in the design process have asked questions regarding DWF and security.
Protecting your intellectual property when sharing designs as a DWF file is essential. DWF files are basically electronic plots and, by default, include only what the designer intends to share. Layer information can be turned on or off; object properties or block attributes are not included unless published by the CAD user. For additional security, the DWF format has digital encryption and a password-protection feature that can be applied when publishing a DWF file from design applications.
One of the advantages of a DWF as compared to an AutoCAD drawing (DWG) is the security offered by DWF. DWF has security similar to physical paper.
 
When you take a measurement in AutoCAD from an AutoCAD drawing, you are using a 64-bit double-precision floating point value that gives you extreme levels of precision and accuracy. You also have a tremendous amount of model intelligence. For example, an Architectural Desktop door knows it is a door, and the wall knows that it needs to have a hole to contain the door, and that the framing inside the wall needs to adjust based on the position of the door. The door and walls are not just pictures made of lines. Instead they are intelligent objects with cross-linked relationships.
 
When you take a measurement using physical paper and a physical ruler, we all know there are limitations to the precision and accuracy of what we can measure. For example, we all know that with this method you only have an array of inked pixels depicting a picture of a wall with a door. The model intelligence has been lost.
 
The DWF files you generate with default settings are essentially electronic plots generated from AutoCAD's (or another application's) plot engine. As such, many of the same limitations apply to DWF as to paper. This is where security comes in: Since the DWF file does not have the same precision and accuracy, and since the DWF geometry is tessellated (blocks and objects get exploded into their individual graphic primitives), it is not easy to turn a DWF file back into an AutoCAD drawing (just like it isn't easy to turn paper into an AutoCAD drawing).
 
Historically it has always been possible to use paper to painstaking turn a printout back into an AutoCAD drawing by tracing over the printout. As with paper, even if you did the work to convert the DWF file back into a drawing, you would be missing all of the model intelligence. For example, there’s no way to recapture the relationship between the wall and its door. Many customers feel that physical-paper is sufficiently secure, and they want that same level of security with DWF.
 
As with paper:
  • By default DWF files do not include layer information. This prevents users from turning off layers, printing the results, and then building something incorrectly. If desired, the DWF author can change his default so that layer information is published to the DWF.
  • By default DWF files do not include object definitions. The smart objects from the AutoCAD drawing are turned into tessellated geometry like lines and circles. DWF files are similar to the effect of an EXPLODE operation on every object where one AutoCAD entity is tessellated into many dissociated DWF vectors.
  • By default DWF files are generated at 400 DPI (dots per inch) so that they have the same low precision as physical paper. This is in great contrast to an AutoCAD drawing which uses very high precision double-float values. Customers can specify the DPI value when publishing a DWF if they require higher precision measurements.
  • By default DWF files do not include metadata, block attributes, or object properties. This data is only added to the file at the discretion of the publisher.
 
Though some solutions exist, Autodesk does not provide end-user tools for editing DWF graphical content.
For additional security, DWF has digital encryption features such as password protection. You can encrypt a DWF and apply a password to the file when you create the DWF from a CAD application such as AutoCAD.
Since DWF is just a digital file, it is compatible with standard enterprise security systems such as project hosting services, document management systems, and file server access control systems. You can combine these control systems with the built-in DWF encryption or use them independently.
 
For DRM (digital rights management), PKI (public/private key infrastructure), or other asymmetric encryption features, there are several products on the market which can encapsulate a DWF file in an encryption “envelope” that can then be controlled so that only specific people have specific revocable rights to the DWF content. Autodesk is considering adding DRM and PKI features to a future version of DWF and the DWF Viewers.
DWF does not yet have direct support for digital signatures, though it is planned for a future release. Some customers have used 3rd party technologies such as PGP which can place any file format (such as DWF) inside an “envelope” file which can then digitally signed by the 3rd party product.
 
As for visible seals, these can be applied in the CAD design application (such as AutoCAD) by inserting a graphic picture of a seal that is then printed/published into the DWF. There is no security when you do this; it is only a picture like any of the other copy-able graphics that get stored in the DWF; however, this is similar to what many city governments do when they scan in wet-signed and sealed paper into TIFF and then store the TIFF. The scan of the seal in TIFF is nothing but a picture which can easily be copied and forged. If the scanned TIFF is acceptable for them, DWF is no different in its level of security than the paper.
 
Note that physical ink signatures are only secure in the physical world. An electronic scan of a signature can be forged, but chemical ink on paper cannot be easily forged.
 
Note that digital signatures are only secure in the digital world. If you print a “seal” representing a digital signature to a piece of paper, you can simply Xerox that image or capture the image vectors as they go to the printer to forge it. You cannot forge the digital signature in its digital non-graphical form. There are many products on the market (like PDF) which allow a digital signature to have a graphical representation when printed to physical paper. It is important to understand that such printed renditions of digital signatures are less secure than an ink signature on paper. Remember: digital signatures are only secure when in their digital form.
Yes. This is essentially the same operation as performing raster-to-vector from physical paper. A user can also do the same thing with PDF using Adobe Illustrator. There are also third party tools that provide this functionality as well for both DWF and PDF. The results of these processes are not as-good-as-the-original AutoCAD drawings (DWG files). This is true for paper and non-paper formats. As such, DWF files are generated at low resolution and with only a fraction of the data of the original AutoCAD drawing. The resolution from a copy/paste operation is typically lower than a scanned image. The author of the DWF controls what information goes into the DWF and at what resolution. See the section on precision for more information.
Accuracy reflects the quality of nearness to the truth or a true value. Precision reflects the number of significant digits to which a value can be reliably measured. With the widespread adoption of tools for digital measurement, designers must be wary of options regarding precision when generating DWF files.
DWF files are highly accurate when compared to paper but provide less data and accuracy than the original AutoCAD drawings (DWG files) from which they were published. By default DWF files are published at 400 dots per inch (dpi), similar to a printout, regardless of the virtual paper size you are plotting to. For example, a 300-foot-long building with a floor plan that fills 66 percent of the width of the page, equates to 4,000 * 0.66 = 2,640 dots at which the lines can end. In terms of precision, this means you can measure accurately to 300 feet/2,640 dots = 0.1136 feet, or 1.36 inches. One inch carries greater precision than you could be able to attain with a ruler and physical paper but is less precise than the original AutoCAD drawing because of compression algorithms applied to publish the AutoCAD drawing to the DWF format.
 
When you require higher accuracy, increase the precision of your DWF file by changing the paper size or increasing the dpi setting. (Note that the DWF file size will increase when you increase dpi.) These settings are found in the Publish settings within Autodesk design applications.
By default, Autodesk DWF Writer 2 and AutoCAD 2004 generate DWF files at 400 dots-per-inch on whatever virtual paper size you plot to. If you plot to an 8.5x11 inch paper, that means in the horizontal dimension there are only about 4,000 dots or coordinates that the DWF lines can terminate at. This effectively limits the precision of any measurement. This is an intentional limitation that contributes to the security of DWF by mimicking the precision available with physical paper.
 
If your drawing represents a 300 foot long building, and if that floor plan (after you account for margins) fills about 66% of the width of the page, that means there are only 4,000 * .66 = 2,640 dots at which the lines terminate. This means that your precision is 300 feet / 2,640 dots = 0.1136 feet (or 1.36 inches). Wow! So if you use the default 400 DPI on small 8.5x11 inch paper you can only take measurements that are accurate to within about 1 inch! This is much less precise than AutoCAD (which can measure features smaller than an atom!). Also note that the DWF in this example is actually HIGHER precision than what you would be able to do with a ruler and physical piece of paper.
 
These default settings can be changed so that you can measure with whatever precision is desired.
The analogy is the same for DWF as it is for paper. With paper, if the author wants consumers to be able to make better measurements, you print to larger paper. If you design your 300 foot long building and print to big E-sized paper rather than Letter-sized, the result is better precision both with physical paper and for DWF (since the DWF will be using the same 400 DPI times a lot more inches of virtual paper which means there are a lot more dots).
Changing the paper size may not be an option if you want the DWF to print to scale on a particular printer. Your printer may only print to a specific paper size, for example.
 
With physical paper you do not have many options here. You could get a higher resolution printer (1000 DPI rather than 300 DPI for example), but it is still hard to get additional precision when using a ruler and the human eye. For the most part, you have to go to a bigger paper size to get higher precision measurements with physical paper.
 
With DWF you can leave the paper size alone (for example, 8.5x11) and change the DPI setting (in the AutoCAD plot options custom-properties dialog or the Autodesk DWF Writer’s advanced settings dialog). You can set this DPI up to a much higher number (the DPI times the paper width must be less than 2^31 which is 2,147,483,648). If you used the maximum precision of DWF (which is still a lot less than for an AutoCAD drawing (DWG) which uses 2^48) you can get great precision in your measurements. For example: for an 8.5x11 inch piece of paper, we could set the DPI in AutoCAD to be 195,225,786 DPI (try that with your laser printer!). In our example if you crank the math out you'll find that you can measure your 300 foot building down to 0.000028 inches!! When was the last time you needed a measurement accurate to one-10,000th of an inch?
 
Let’s also consider a GIS mapping example. DWF has a maximum precision of 2,147,483,648 total dots when you increase either your DWF DPI or your DWF paper size (or a combination of both). If we say the continental USA is about 3,000 miles wide at what precision can a DWF resolve a map of the USA? Well that’s just (3000 mi * 5280 ft/mi * 12 in/ft) / 2,147,483,648 = 0.089 inches. In other words when making a DWF that represents the entire continental USA we can resolve objects down to a precision that is about 2.3 millimeters in size! Not many people need precision that high on something so large! However, if you use the default AutoCAD DWF precision of 400 DPI on an E-sized sheet of paper you’d only be using 14,400 out of the available 2,147,483,648 DWF dots and thus you’d only be able measure the USA down to +/- 1,100 feet. As such, understanding the precision requires is key before generating DWF files.
The paper size and the DPI setting are only part of the story. That determines the absolute maximum possible precision that is available. However, other factors influence the precision of your measurements. For example, when you measure between two line endpoints, where exactly are you measuring between? Remember that lines have width and they have end-caps. As such they have volume. Since some types of geometry become tessellated in the DWF file (by the authoring application, not by DWF itself) and many types have volume, the auto-snap software sometimes cannot tell exactly what piece of tessellated geometry or which part of the volume you are wanting to measure from. For the line case, are you measuring from the line endpoint or from the edge of the line-cap semi-circle that extends past the endpoint? Also, the auto-snap software in certain cases may depend on the resolution of your screen (for very dense drawings the mouse can only point at a particular screen pixel; and there are very few pixels on a screen). Furthermore, the DWF coordinates have to pass through multiple coordinate transforms. Each transform introduces round-off errors and precision errors which may accumulate. For most drawings (plotted at sufficient DPI to a sufficiently large paper size) these issues are so extremely small that you can ignore their effect.
What’s happening is what would happen with physical paper. Normally printed lines have a line weight (based on the concept of a “pen width” from the pen plotter days). If you take a very dense and complicated drawing and plot it onto a very small piece of paper (something the size of a postage stamp) using a thick pen (like a magic marker) you’d end up with “mud.” To fix this you need to do one of two things: either use a pen setting with a more narrow weight (or even a pen with an infinitely thin zero-weight), or you need to plot to a much bigger (virtual) paper.
To get better measurement precision:
  • The DWF author must intentionally publish the DWF at high enough resolution for accurate measurement. By default the precision is nearly that of physical paper as part of the security concept.
  • The DWF author can increase the size of the virtual DWF paper.
  • The DWF author can increase the DPI setting of the DWF driver to use more pixels and precision. Increasing DPI will increase the DWF file size, so you do not want to use an unreasonably large DPI. Doubling the DPI will only have a slight effect on file size, but will double the precision. DPI values above 5,000 are rarely required, but you may use any value up to a maximum of 2,147,483,648 divided by the longer dimension of your paper in inches.
  • Plotting without line weights may make DWF files more visually precise.
 
With these tips in mind, users can avoid any problems related to precision. For example, DWF can measure the continental USA with a precision of +/- 2.4 millimeters when using the maximum DPI and paper size settings.
Many customers have asked how to determine appropriate DPI in order to get appropriate levels of precision in DWF. The variables they considered included: DPI, precision level, virtual paper size inside the DWF, and actual size of print out. Our analysis determined that the virtual paper size and actual print out size do not affect the measurement tool of Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product). These variables have to do with print precision but have no effect on measurement precision. The DPI output setting directly controls the measurement precision displayed in Autodesk DWF Composer.
 
By default AutoCAD has a low DPI value. For example, AutoCAD 2005 uses 400 DPI and AutoCAD 2006 uses 1200 DPI. The AutoCAD 2005 value was selected in consultation with Autodesk customers to secure intellectual property by intentionally degrading the precision of measurements in electronic DWF files to match the same imprecision of physical paper. The AutoCAD 2006 value was selected to provide a modest improvement in precision. Users can change the DPI value to get the desired level of precision.
 
We have devised a formula for determining appropriate DPI settings that AutoCAD or other authors can use to get appropriate dimension results from AutoCAD Autodesk DWF Composer. The easiest way to express this formula is in a table of popular values. “Measurement per inch” is listed across the top. “Precision desired” is listed along the left. The table contains the results which are the DPI values you want:
 
 
Measurement per inch (e.g. 1 inch equals 20 feet)
Precision desired (e.g. read out reflects to the nearest 1 foot)
20 feet
10 feet
5 feet
1 foot
6 inches
1 inch
1 foot
57
29
15
3
2
1
0.1 foot
568
284
142
29
15
3
0.01 foot
5680
2840
1420
284
142
24
1 inch
682
341
171
35
18
3
0.1 inch
6816
3408
1704
341
171
29
0.01 inch
68160
34080
17040
3408
1704
284
 
So as an example, if you have a drawing where 1 inch equals 10 feet and want to use Autodesk DWF Composer to measure to the nearest tenth of an inch, you would generate the DWF file using a DPI value of 3408. You can set the DPI in AutoCAD by:
1.       From the menu, select File->Plot. This brings up the Plot dialog.
2.       Ensure that DWF 6 ePlot.pc3 is selected. Click on Properties. This brings up a tree control.
3.       Select “Graphics” from the tree and expand it. It contains an entry for “Custom Properties.” Select “Custom Properties” in the tree control. This displays a Custom Properties button. Click the Custom Properties button.
4.       Set the “Vector resolution” to the desired value. You should leave the other DPI values (i.e., “Gradient resolution,” “Color and grayscale resolution,” and “Black and white resolution” as is. Legal values from the menu pull down are between 150 and 4800. A custom value, such as 68160, can be entered using the keyboard.
It is important that you only increase the “Vector resolution.” The “Gradient resolution” and “Color and grayscale resolution” have no effect on measurement precision. Increasing these values will only make your DWF files larger in size. Images are not measured. Only vectors are involved in measurements. DWF file size increases by the square of image DPI, so a small increase in image DPI makes a huge increase in file size since many more pixels are stored. Note that most color images do not visually improve over 200 DPI and most black-and-white images do not visually improve over 400 DPI. AutoCAD 2006 also has the ability to set a gradient resolution. This too is unrelated to DWF measurement precision. A DPI of 200 is adequate for this value.
 
 

For metric users, we have reused the same formula for determining appropriate DPI settings that AutoCAD or other authors can use to get appropriate dimension results from AutoCAD Autodesk DWF Composer. Once again, the easiest way to express this formula is in a table of popular values. “Measurement per centimeter” is listed across the top. “Precision desired” is listed along the left. The table contains the results which are the DPI values you want:

 
Measurement per centimeter
Precision desired
100 meters
50 meters
20 meters
10 meters
5 meters
2 meters
1 meter
722
361
145
73
37
15
10 cm
7214
3607
1443
722
361
145
1 cm
72136
36068
14428
7214
3607
1443
0.1 cm
721360
360680
144272
72136
36068
14428
0.01 cm
7213600
3606800
1442720
721360
360680
144272
 
Measurement per centimeter
Precision desired
1 meter
50 cm
20 cm
10 cm
1 cm
1 mm
1 meter
8
4
2
1
1
1
10 cm
73
37
15
8
1
1
1 cm
722
361
145
73
8
1
0.1 cm
7214
3607
1443
722
73
8
0.01 cm
72136
36068
14428
7214
722
73
 
The precision of what is returned by Autodesk DWF Composer is based on the DPI settings of the ePlot pc3 driver in AutoCAD. You should not think of this value in printer/plotter terms. The human eye can discern about 1200 dots per inch. This is fine for visual information, but what you want in your DWF file is something where you can get precise measurements. Do not fear setting the DPI value to a high value. You are not saving more dots. The DWF file will increase in size by a small percentage, but not drastically. By setting a high precision value, you are really affecting the numbers that get stored in the DWF file. For example, for a line that goes from (1,1) to (2,2), AutoCAD could save the points as (1,1) and (2,2). On a piece of paper that goes from (0,0) to (3,3), you have a sense at where this line would appear on the page. On the other hand, you could represent that same line as going from (1000,1000) to (2000,2000) on a piece of paper that goes from (0,0) to (3000,3000). You can see that AutoCAD is still only saving two points of data for the line - it's just a question of what the values in the DWF file are. By having a larger coordinate system, measuring portions of the line can be more precise.
Autodesk DWF Composer Release 2 contains a defect when measuring in metric units. To compensate, DPI values must be 25.4 times larger than what otherwise would be specified. The chart below takes this into account.

 
Measurement per centimeter
Precision desired
100 meters
50 meters
20 meters
10 meters
5 meters
2 meters
1 meter
18323
9162
3665
1833
917
367
10 cm
183226
91613
36646
18323
9162
3665
1 cm
1832255
916128
366451
183226
91613
36646
0.1 cm
18322544
9161272
3664509
1832255
91628
366451
0.01 cm
183225440
91612720
36645088
18322544
9161272
3664509
 
Measurement per centimeter
Precision desired
1 meter
50 cm
20 cm
10 cm
1 cm
1 mm
1 meter
184
92
37
19
2
1
10 cm
1833
917
367
184
19
2
1 cm
18323
9162
3665
1833
184
19
0.1 cm
183226
91613
36646
18323
1833
184
0.01 cm
1832255
91628
366451
183226
18323
1833
 
This defect will be corrected in an upcoming release.
DWF to AutoCAD drawing (DWG) converters do exist. Caution: An AutoCAD drawing uses floating point doubles. A DWF uses 32 bit integers. You will lose precision and to that extent - accuracy. Converting a DWF to an AutoCAD drawing is the equivalent of scanning in a plot and tracing over it.
Normally DWF files are as small as 1/20 the size of AutoCAD drawings (DWG files). There are a few possibilities as to why a user may perceive his DWF to be larger than his AutoCAD drawing. For example, a small parent DWG may XREF other DWG files. In contrast, a DWF contains all of the data in one file. So when a DWF is compared solely to its parent DWG, perhaps the DWF is larger. In addition, a DWG may reference an external image file. In this case, a copy of the image file would be in the DWF. In this sense, the DWF file is one stop shopping in that the DWF contains everything a person who wants to use it would need. There are even cases where font files can be embedded in a DWF. Also of note is that some specialized objects such as AutoCAD gradients are finely tessellated into simpler (though more numerous) geometry when the DWF is created. A DWF file is compressed. Under normal circumstances it is smaller than its corresponding DWG. It is almost certainly smaller than the collection of files associated with a DWG if not the DWG itself.
 

Publishing DWF files is built into most Autodesk design applications, including AutoCAD®-based and Autodesk® Revit®-based products, Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk VIZ® and 3ds max® software. Tips on how to publish DWF files from Autodesk applications are available in the DWF Center.
 
If you are using design applications such as Bentley® MicroStation®, Pro/ENGINEER®, or SolidWorks® software, you can use the free, downloadable Autodesk DWF Writer. The DWF Writer is a Windows printer driver, enabling you to create a DWF file from any application by selecting the DWF Writer from the printer-name drop down menu.
Yes. Autodesk has a free Migration Utility that will batch convert AutoCAD drawings to DWF format. It is available free of charge from the Autodesk web site.
Free Autodesk DWF Writer software enables you to publish to DWF format from CAD applications that do not offer built-in DWF publishing, such as Bentley® MicroStation® or Dassault’s Solidworks® software. Autodesk DWF Writer is a certified Microsoft® Windows® system printer driver that enables you to quickly and easily convert files to DWF format. Simply create a DWF file by selecting Autodesk DWF Writer from the printer drop-down menu in any Windows application. The result is that the entire project team can standardize on a common file format to exchange and review designs and sheet sets, at no additional cost. The Autodesk DWF Writer requires one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows 2000.
AutoCAD 2006 supports object properties when used with detail attributes (not external data or object data). To place object properties in a DWF, you must first have details with attributes inserted in your drawing.

1.                   From the publish dialog, click Publish Options button. This can also be done from the sheet set publish options in the Sheet Set Manager, if you use that to publish your DWF files. The below shows accessing via publish dialog.



2.                   From the Publish Options dialog, select to “Include” Block information (In the next step, you’ll set up a block template file).



3.                   Create or load a Block template file to publish your Block/Symbol libraries to DWF. To create a new Block template, select “Create…” from the Block template file menu option to display the Publish Block template dialog where you can save your Block template files for loading into your DWF publish option settings.



4.                   From the Publish Block Template dialog, click the “Scan for Blocks” button to display and filter blocks available in the Block source drawings fieldset. You can also add or scan from multiple “Block source drawings” and block definitions. Once you’ve scanned for Blocks, a list of them will display in the “Block data to Publish” field sets. You can select the blocks you wish to publish and click the “Save” button.



5.                   Back in the Publish options Dialog, with the new Block template file loaded and click OK.



6.                   Now from the Publish dialog, click Publish button to publish your block library to DWF. You can also save the list of sheets (to a DSD file) by clicking the Save icon. This DSD file can then be loaded in the publish dialog, to remember your Publish settings and options for the next time you wish to update and publish your symbol libraries.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To publish Object Properties from Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 requires only 4 easy steps.
 
1.       In the Format menu select AEC DWF Publishing Options.
This dialog box will display:

 
At this point you can alter your object properties to export or accept the defaults. After doing so, you have a Published Properties List (ppl file) that you can use later in the process.
 
2.       Now you must use the publish command, not plot, to get object properties in your DWF, and you need to do a bit of configuration (or at least check your configuration).
Invoke Publish from the file menu.
Select Publish Options

 
3.       Now, verify or set AEC Property set data to “include.”
Verify or set the AEC DWF Options to the Published Properties List (ppl file) you configured in step 1.

 
4.       Now publish your DWF.
You can publish 3D DWF files from the following Autodesk products:
  • AutoCAD® 2006
  • Autodesk Inventor® 9 and 10
  • Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2006
  • Autodesk® Revit® Building 8
  • Autodesk® Revit® Structure
  • Autodesk® Civil 3D™ 2006
  • Autodesk Map® 3D 2006
  • Autodesk® Land Desktop 2006
  • Autodesk® Building Systems 2006
  • Autodesk VIZ® 2006
  • 3ds max® 8
Information on how to publish 3D models is available with the respective product documentation and at www.autodesk.com/dwf-publishing.
Yes. Try setting FACETRES to 10.
 
Vault will automatically publish a DWF each time an IDW is updated. To get auto-publish DWF with Vault, you manually attach a DWF to the IDW and then specify a publish folder to which the "attached" DWF will update itself to the publish folder upon a check-in. There is no way to "automatically" combine DWFs from multiple IDWs; however, this can be done manually with Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product). Alternatively, you could consider a merge DWF utility available at:
 
 
Another alternative would be to use the Sean Dotson AutoSave DWF utility which simply publishes a DWF every time you save:
 
With Autodesk’s DWF file format, the new industry standard for sharing design information, it’s about more than just a pretty picture. Yes it is true that design information is visually rich. For example, 3D models typically have texture, bump, environment, and reflection map rendering requirements. Even 2D contains high fidelity geometry and raster images. As a result, DWF includes sophisticated graphics rendering capabilities; however, DWF also harnesses the underlying design intelligence of design data in the form of object properties. Object properties are attached directly to 3D objects and 2D geometry using Autodesk Inventor. All of the object property data is transferred to the DWF file when the model is published from Inventor. When a user views the resulting DWF file and selects an object, the object properties display within the user interface of Autodesk DWF Viewer and Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product).
 
 
This additional information gives users an even better understanding of the graphical information presented. DWF is truly an intelligent format.
 
Users have a variety of options when working with object properties. The properties can be used to provide additional information to address common issues related to mechanical design:
 
To Answer a Mechanical Design Question
Use Object Properties such as
What are the physical characteristics of this part?
area, center of gravity, density, mass, material, matter, volume
Where can I order this part?
catalog web link, forward to, mailstop, part number, part type name, received from, revision number, stock number, source, telephone number, vendor
Who worked on this part?
author, designer, editor, engineer, checked by, client, engineering approved by, manager, manufacturing approved by, office, publisher, recorded by, typist
When and for whom is this part being made?
owner, date completed, destination, recorded date, user status
To what project does this part belong?
authority, cost center, department, division, document number, group, project
How is this part to be used?
category, comments, description, disposition, keywords, language, purpose, subject, title
 
All of the property data gets automatically transferred to the DWF file when the model is published from Inventor. With intelligent data, DWF is not just another image format.
As the name suggests, an old DWF files is referred as to a “classic DWF.” The old “DWF Classic.pc3” is compatible with new versions of AutoCAD. With later versions of AutoCAD, the pc3 for classic DWF files is not installed by default. The proper way to install it is to go through the "Add-A-Plotter" wizard and select the appropriate DWF type (DWF Classic) and create a new pc3.
A DWF is like an electronic plot. It takes the settings from your layouts, as intended for a piece of paper, and captures all of that data in the DWF file. An unitialized layout means that you need to make sure your layouts have been mapped to a specific plotter. You may never have any intention of plotting from AutoCAD, using DWF exclusively instead, but the DWF file will be constructed so that it looks like what the layout would have looked like if it had been plotted to the device. A layout that is not initialized is often a layout in an AutoCAD drawing that has not been accessed when the drawing was created. For example, when creating a new DWG, there is the Model, Layout1, and Layout 2 tabs. If you draw in the Model and in Layout 1, but never access Layout 2, then Layout 2 is not initialized. Once you work with Layout 2, it will be initialized. So please ensure that all layouts have complete and desirable plotter settings before creating your DWF files.
This normally comes down to one of 4 issues:
1)       The user is using an out of date viewer. There was an issue with certain fonts in an old release. Make sure the user has Autodesk DWF Viewer 6.5 or higher. You can get the current download from www.autodesk.com/dwf
2)       The DWF was plotted to a virtual sheet of paper that was too small compared to the pen weight used. This is more of an issue for stroked fonts rather than TrueType fonts. This is the same issue that would happen if you printed a really complex drawing onto a small piece of paper like 8.5x11 inches: you’d get mud. You have to print big drawings onto big paper, or in the case of DWF, onto big virtual paper. Change the page size of your layout and try again.
3)       The author of the DWF chose not to embed a font into the DWF which the printing machine doesn’t have. If you edit the “ePlot DWF 6.PC3” settings and look under “Custom Properties” you’ll see three settings for DWF font embedding:
a.        Embed none. This can make your files smaller, but people might not be able to get an accurate printout because they might be missing a needed font. In this case the viewer substitutes a font in place of the missing one, but the substituted font may not be desirable or accurate. This is not the default setting.
b.       Embed Some: This is the default setting. In this case AutoCAD embeds the fonts being used into the DWF, with the exception of certain specific fonts. The specific fonts that are excluded from embedding are ones that are very common and widespread because they are shipped with most versions of Microsoft Windows. This is the default because it has a good balance between file size (since we do not embed common fonts like “Arial”), but we do embed all other fonts that the printing machine might not have. We have found cases where some machines are missing some of the “standard” Windows fonts which AutoCAD doesn’t embed. This might be your problem. The fonts that are not embedded include: Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Impact, Lucinda Console, Lucinda Sans Unicode, Marlett (Marlett)), Tahoma, Tahoma Bold, Times New Roman, Times New Roman Bold, Times New Roman Bold Italic, Times New Roman Italic, Verdana, Verdana Bold, Verdana Bold Italic, Verdana Italic, Webdings (Webdings), and Wingdings (Wingdings).
c.        Embed All: This setting will make larger files, but will embed every font being used (including “standard” fonts) into the DWF so that the printing machine is guaranteed to have all the data that is needed.
4)       The printer driver (from your printer manufacturer) has a bug. Some printer drivers have a setting for “use vectors” vs. “use rasters”: changing this setting may avoid the driver bug by using a different approach. Alternatively you should check with your printer manufacturer for an updated driver.
Autodesk Inventor does not currently embed fonts. This will be addressed in an upcoming release. AutoCAD gives the user the option of embedding none, some, or all of the fonts. The default is some. The AutoCAD list of fonts which are not embedded by default includes:

  • Arial
  • Arial Black
  • Comic Sans MS
  • Courier New
  • Impact
  • Marlett (Marlett)
  • Tahoma
  • Tahoma Bold
  • Times New Roman
  • Times New Roman Bold
  • Times New Roman Bold Italic
  • Times New Roman Italic
  • Verdana
  • Verdana Bold
  • Verdana Bold Italic
  • Verdana Italic
  • Webdings (Webdings)
  • Wingdings (Wingdings)
 
These fonts are safe in that DWF recipients will already have them which is why they are not embedded by default. A list of fonts that are installed as part of each Microsoft operating system is available at: http://www.fixarna.com/frontpage/windowsfonts.htm.

Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer is a lightweight, free viewing application that enables all members of the project team to easily view and print designs shared electronically. Built around the DWF™ file format, DWF Viewer enables users to view and print complex 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models published from Autodesk® design applications or from the free* Autodesk® DWF™ Writer.
 
Autodesk DWF Viewer is available as both a stand-alone application or as an ActiveX® control that is embedded in Microsoft® Internet Explorer, providing an easy-to-use interface for even the novice user to master viewing and printing of design data. Use the ActiveX control to embed DWF files in other Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint® software, and customize the viewer in third-party applications.
The DWF file format and Autodesk DWF Viewer are great ways to:
  • Quickly and easily share designs with your project or product team without requiring the original design software to be installed on their systems, and without requiring CAD expertise.
  • Securely share designs in a published format with contractors, clients, or other third-party partners.
  • Save time and money on overnight shipments by sending CAD files electronically.
  • Present drawings, maps, or models either online, in a PowerPoint presentation, or an electronic catalog.
  • Archive designs, saving valuable storage space and lowering costs. DWF files are compact--as small as 1/20 the size of AutoCAD drawings (DWG files) and often 1/10 the size of PDF files--yet still maintain the visual and printing fidelity of the original file.
No. Autodesk developed the Autodesk DWF Viewer for anyone who needs to view, review, and print designs published to DWF format, specifically non-CAD professionals. Autodesk DWF Viewer and the DWF format provide a fast, easy, free solution for communicating design information at any point in the life of a project.
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, Windows 2000 (SP2 or higher), Windows 98 SE
  • 96 MB RAM minimum (128 MB recommended)
  • 800x600 VGA display or better
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
Follow these steps:
 
2.      Save the application to your computer
3.      Double click the Autodesk DWF Viewer application icon and follow the on-screen installation instructions.
You can do this by way of command line scripting. For the full details on all of the command line install options, see:
 
 
This documentation link is based on the Tarma install software we use for our viewer installers. In short there are a couple of silent install options to suit most user needs:
 
1. DwfViewerSetup.exe /q
This performs a silent (quiet, unattended) installation. During silent installations, the normal Setup wizard is suppressed and the entire installation, registration, or uninstallation process is performed without user intervention. This feature is intended for unattended installations and removals.
 
2. DwfViewerSetup.exe /q2
This performs an invisible install. In this mode, the entire installation, registration, or uninstallation process is performed without user intervention and with a completely hidden user interface. (The Setup process will still appear in the Windows Task Manager's list of running processes, though.)
 
Note - In silent installation mode you cannot specify user registration information for use on the Setup - Registration Information page. Only default user registration, if you specified any on the Advanced project page, takes place in silent installation mode.
Yes. By using the steps to install the Autodesk DWF Viewer silently, the viewer can be installed as part of a company-wide automated script.
Yes. This is done by referencing a DWF file from an HTML page. The HTML page contains a special object tag that identifies the location of an Autodesk DWF Viewer installer and a required Autodesk DWF Viewer version. When the HTML page and referenced DWF file are viewed, Microsoft Internet Explorer checks the user’s system to determine if the Autodesk Viewer is already installed. If the viewer has not been installed or a version older than the one specified is present, Internet Explorer downloads the cabinet file (which contains the Autodesk DWF Viewer components) and facilitates an install. The installation process is interactive where the user must allow the install to complete. On Windows XP SP2 systems, users must allow a popup at the start of the installation process. The cab file has been digitally signed by Autodesk to ensure its authenticity. An example of the HTML to initiate an install is:
 
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF"
CODEBASE=http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwfviewer/installer/DwfViewerSetup.cab#version=6,5,0,679
WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="480">
<PARAM NAME="Src" VALUE="my.dwf">
</OBJECT>
 
This HTML references the cabinet file from the Autodesk site with a local file called my.dwf. This HTML requires version 6.5.0.679 of the Autodesk DWF Viewer.
If you have Autodesk DWF Viewer installed, it displays any DWF file either in the stand-alone application or embedded in Internet Explorer when you visit a website. The main toolbar contains the primary functions to view, pan, zoom and orbit. Navigate through multisheet drawings using the list and thumbnail views or with embedded hyperlinks, or browse a 3D assembly or building structure. The print function is also available from the main toolbar or from the File menu, with flexible printing options displayed before selecting Print. Check out the application’s help menu if you have questions about using your DWF Viewer.
Autodesk DWF Viewer supports viewing AutoCAD drawings (DWG files) that have been published to DWF format—a single standard and a more compact, secure file format for sharing drawings, maps, and models. DWF files can be as small as 1/20 the size of native design files, they are secure so they protect your intellectual property. And they include intelligent design data published to the DWF file. Publishing DWF files is free. The publishing capability is built into most Autodesk design applications or available with the free DWF Writer. Learn more about publishing DWF files in the Autodesk DWF center at www.autodesk.com/dwf-publishing.
 
To view native AutoCAD drawings, purchase Autodesk® DWF™ Composer, which includes a DWG viewer component plus advanced markup, measure, and annotation tools, including markup integration with AutoCAD® software-based products, Autodesk® Revit® Building 8, and Autodesk® Revit® Structure.
Always use the most current version of Autodesk DWF Viewer. The current release number is 6, which supports viewing of 3D files. Autodesk DWF Viewer is backward compatible and will read older DWF files, so you don't need to convert DWF files when you upgrade to a later version of Autodesk DWF Viewer. To find out if you have the latest version of the viewer, from the Help menu, choose Check for Viewer Updates.
To check for newer versions of Autodesk DWF Viewer as they become available on the Autodesk website:
 
Choose Help>Check for Viewer Updates
(Note: You need an Internet connection to use this feature.)
 
You are informed if you have the latest version of Autodesk DWF Viewer, or you are asked to install the latest version if an update is available. The actual version number of the viewer is displayed in the Help>About dialog.
Autodesk DWF Viewer is a free application for viewing and printing 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models published to DWF format. Additional functionality—like AutoCAD drawing viewing, measuring, marking up, and annotating DWF files along with round-trip markup—is available with Autodesk DWF Composer.
Use Autodesk DWF Viewer to save a local copy of a DWF file published to a website. While you are viewing the DWF file embedded on a web page (in Microsoft Internet Explorer):
 
1.       Right-click the DWF file and choose Save As. Alternatively, choose the Save As button from the toolbar. (Note: The Save As options appear only when you are using Autodesk DWF Viewer in embedded mode—for example, within a web page.)
2.       To save a local copy of the DWF file you are viewing, specify a file name.
With the Autodesk DWF Viewer, you can set the hyperlink activation to be a single-click instead of Ctrl-click:
 
1.       Choose Tools>Options.
2.       In the Hyperlinks section, select the Single Click to Follow check box.
 
To provide this capability for users who view your DWF files, you can use the following param tag to do this programmatically on your website:
<param name="SingleClickHyperlink" value="True">
 
Similarly, to control this option via a URL to open a DWF file, specify the following:
http://filename.dwf?SingleClickHyperlink=True
Yes. You can redistribute Autodesk DWF Viewer to anyone without prior approval from Autodesk, subject to the terms of the license agreement. The easiest way to share it with someone else is to include a short message and the URL when you send a DWF file. Here is an example:
 
Use the free Autodesk DWF Viewer to read this file, available at http://www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-download.
 
You may also distribute Autodesk DWF Viewer to a larger group of users. Electronic distribution of Autodesk DWF Viewer in its intact form is encouraged. The DWF Viewer is available free to end users, including developers creating end-user applications. Any customization of Autodesk DWF Viewer must be done using the APIs provided by Autodesk.
Unfortunately we do not provide full support for the free, Autodesk DWF Viewer. For immediate assistance, you can access detailed information about your DWF Viewer from the application’s Help menu. The Help menu is available from the applications main toolbar and also in your Program file folder. Solutions to common technical issues are available at www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-support. You can also get quick help from the discussion group.
The Autodesk DWF Viewer does not run on the PocketPC; however, there are third party companies (e.g., Arc Second, GiveMePower, or VISIARC) who market DWF viewers for the PocketPC.
Autodesk and Apple are working together on porting our Windows code to the Macintosh platform. Though many parts of our software are already platform independent, for example the DWF toolkit runs on Linux as well as the Macintosh, there is more work to do. During this time of joint development, Macintosh users can view DWF files using server or Java-based viewers available from several of our 3 rd party partners (e.g., ACS Software, Cimmetry Systems, Dr. DWG, Informative Graphics, Rasterex, Spicer Software, Tailor Made Software, or VISIARC).
Not at this time. We consider the lack of roaming profile support a deficiency in our software and have logged it as such. It may be addressed in an upcoming release.

Yes. Autodesk DWG TrueView download is now available on Autodesk.com: www.autodesk.com/dwgtrueview.
  • Intel® Pentium® III processor or later, 800 MHz
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition (SP1 or SP2), or Windows 2000 (SP4)
  • 512 MB RAM (recommended)
  • 300 MB free disk space for installation
  • 1024x768 VGA with true color (minimum)
  • Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
A stand-alone DWG viewer is bundled with Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), enabling users to work with AutoCAD drawings (DWG and DXF files), just as they would in AutoCAD software. The DWG viewer is built on the same viewing engine as AutoCAD 2006 software, so users can view the latest AutoCAD drawings files with full fidelity. When downloaded separately, the DWG viewer that ships with Autodesk DWF Composer is known as Autodesk DWG TrueView.
 
The DWG viewer enables users to view DWG files (the native AutoCAD file format) and DXF files (the Drawing eXchange Format). They can then plot DWG files and convert them to DWF format through the application’s Publish command. Once the files are converted to DWF format, users can take advantage of powerful measure and markup capabilities, sheet set organization, and status tracking in Autodesk DWF Composer.
 
Although other viewers may support viewing of AutoCAD drawings, none are built on AutoCAD 2006 software to provide accuracy and fidelity of the drawing.
Yes. An Object Enabler is a freeware application that allows custom object data created in special versions of AutoCAD (e.g. Architectural Desktop, Mechanical Desktop) to be accessed outside the AutoCAD environment. The DWG viewer included with Autodesk DWF Composer (also packaged separately as Autodesk DWG TrueView) comes with object enablers for Autodesk Architectural Desktop. Other object enablers can be downloaded from the object enablers download page of the Autodesk web site.
Yes. You can view Architectural Desktop drawing files and other DWG files with custom objects. The Architectural Desktop object enablers install with the DWG viewer included with Autodesk DWF Composer (also packaged separately as Autodesk DWG TrueView), and you can get others from the object enablers download page of the Autodesk web site. This page allows you to select a product used to create a drawing, specify that you are using the DWG viewer or Autodesk DWG TrueView, and it will direct you to the proper object enabler.
Autodesk DWF Viewer does not provide the functionality for measuring or redlining. If you or others within your design review team have a measuring or redlining requirement, Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) is the product for you.
Today’s competitive business environment requires project team members to efficiently coordinate design reviews within tight schedules and share complex project information across teams in different locations. Autodesk® DWF™ Composer helps save time and money with easy-to-use tools for team members to review, mark up, and revise 2D and 3D designs.
 
With Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), including the DWG viewer, Autodesk Inventor® View, and Autodesk® DWF™ Writer applications that ship with the product, product team members can:
  • View and print the latest 2D and 3D DWF™ format files, AutoCAD® DWG and DXF™ files, and Autodesk Inventor® IPT, IAM, IDW files, and raster images with full fidelity.
  • Publish AutoCAD drawing format files (DWG) to DWF format.
  • Measure objects in 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models.
  • Access comprehensive markup and annotation tools to make comments and note changes.
  • Track status of markups in an easy-to-access Markup browser.
  • View and navigate a comprehensive list of markups.
  • Reorder and resave multisheet sheet sets.
  • Bring in information like product specifications or timelines from any source using the Autodesk DWF Writer or the new snapshot tool.
  • Easily communicate information electronically to all members of the project team.
 
Project managers, AutoCAD drafters, and Autodesk® Revit® Building 8 and Autodesk® Revit® Structure users can:
  • Load the markups made in Autodesk DWF Composer in the context of their original AutoCAD drawing (DWG) file.
  • Navigate from comment to comment with a similar markup browser to systematically walk through a review set.
  • Review the markup status, history, and comments, including who made the markups.
  • Toggle between the original file and the DWF markups to see the changes noted.
  • Change the status of markups.
  • Redistribute DWF files throughout the review process until all edits are incorporated and the final design file is approved.
Compared to paper processes, the overarching benefits of Autodesk DWF and viewer solutions are more efficient project coordination and reduced costs. Digital capabilities provide process improvements not available with paper: ease of distribution (compared with paper or native CAD formats); powerful markup and tracking capabilities; compact storage and archival; instantaneous transmission of data anywhere in the world; and a streamlined review-and-update process integrated with AutoCAD software, Autodesk Revit software, and the Autodesk® Buzzsaw® service.
 
Only Autodesk DWF Composer enables the complete round-tripping of redline markups directly into AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit software, through an intuitive review and approval process. Project managers, AutoCAD drafters, and Revit users can navigate from comment to comment across sheet sets and systematically walk through a review set to complete the approval process and incorporate changes into the design. The software’s comment navigation capability ensures that all redlines and markups are listed, and changes can be tracked throughout the design review process. The result is reduced costs, less confusion, and faster cycle times.
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When you purchase Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) you receive four software components:
  • Autodesk DWF Composer, to review, mark up, and revise DWF files
  • DWG viewer, to view, plot, and publish DWG files
  • Autodesk Inventor View, to view, plot, and publish Inventor files
  • Autodesk DWF Writer, to publish DWF files from any application
 
You install each of these components to access the full functionality of Autodesk DWF Composer. There are different system requirements for each of these components.
 
Autodesk DWF Composer
  • Intel Pentium processor or later, 200 MHz or higher, or compatible
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition or Windows 2000
  • 96 MB RAM minimum (128 MB recommended)
  • 32 MB free disk space for installation
  • 800x600 screen resolution minimum (1024x768 recommended)
  • Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (must be the default browser)
  • CD-ROM drive
 
DWG viewer (also Autodesk DWG TrueView)
  • Intel Pentium III processor or later, 800 MHz
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (SP1 or SP2), or Windows 2000 (SP4)
  • 512 MB RAM (recommended)
  • 300 MB free disk space for installation
  • 1024x768 VGA with true color (minimum)
  • Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
  • CD-ROM drive
 
Autodesk Inventor View
  • Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xeon™, or AMD Athlon™ processor, 1 GHz or higher
  • Windows XP (Professional or Home Edition, SP1) or Windows 2000 Professional (SP3 or later)
  • 512 MB RAM or more
  • 2 GB free disk space for product and content literature
  • 64 MB open GL-capable graphics card
 
Autodesk DWF Writer
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows 2000
Compared with Volo® View, Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) takes advantage of nearly two years of Autodesk research into ways to improve the viewing experience. Autodesk DWF Composer takes design review beyond electronic markups that mirror the paper process to an all-digital review process that enables round-tripping the markups and integrating changes in the Autodesk design applications.
 
Specifically, these enhancements include the following:
  • Markup integration with AutoCAD-based products and Autodesk Revit Building 8 and Autodesk Revit Structure.
  • The ability to view the latest native file formats from Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD software, with the separate DWG viewer built on AutoCAD® 2006 OEM, and Autodesk Inventor View built on Autodesk Inventor® 10.
  • New and enhanced markup and annotation tools, including stamps and custom symbols.
  • Powerful status tracking capabilities that automatically track markups, status, and reviewer date and time stamp.
  • The ability to use a single DWF file for all design data, enabling users to add information like specifications or project timelines or create subsets of drawings.
  • Access to design intelligence like 3D DWF files, object and block data, and mass properties.
  • The ability to publish AutoCAD drawings (DWG files) to DWF format with the DWG viewer.
  • Support for the latest operating systems and platforms, including Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer supports only viewing and printing digital design data published to the DWF format. Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) adds markup, measure, and annotation capabilities on top of Autodesk DWF Viewer’s functionality, plus it ships with the DWG viewer and Autodesk Inventor View for those cases when you need to view and print native files.
Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) has significant advantages over Adobe® Acrobat® products, the first of which is the use of the DWF file format versus PDF format. The DWF format is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the design profession and to facilitate the sharing of design information with extended teams. The DWF file format requires little learning time and no investment in new publishing applications. Moreover, by taking advantage of the plot styles, multiple pages, 3D models, and metadata that give CAD designs their depth and complexity, DWF format enables all members of the extended team to access the full capabilities of CAD data. The advantages of DWF over PDF file format include the following:
  • DWF functionality lets nondesigners see the designer’s work with complete fidelity. Lines do not blur as a user zooms in for more detail.
  • With richer design data, including 3D information along with object and mass properties, the project team has a higher level of information and knowledge, which improves the decision-making process.
  • The more compact DWF file sizes help to boost efficiency because they transmit and download faster, and allow for faster application functions such as pan, zoom, and print.
  • The DWF file format shines in the areas that are most crucial for accurately conveying rich design information—plot style information for viewing and printing support, scalability of design data, design coordinates and sheet properties—areas in which PDF falls short. Without these crucial functions, the PDF format does not enable designers to take advantage of powerful CAD capabilities. And in the larger picture, PDF prevents designers from sharing their full design intent with the extended team.
 
A second important factor is that publishing to DWF is free and already built into Autodesk applications including AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit Building, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk® Architectural Desktop. In addition Autodesk also makes the Autodesk DWF Writer available free to download at www.autodesk.com/dwfwriter and is bundled with Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product). The DWF Writer enables users to publish to DWF format from any Microsoft Windows–based application with printing capability, including other CAD applications like Bentley® MicroStation® and Dassault's Solidworks® software. To create a PDF file from AutoCAD software, you must purchase Adobe Acrobat Professional at $449.
 
In addition, Autodesk DWF Composer provides capabilities not found in other design review applications. Because Autodesk DWF Composer was built for the design review process, unique capabilities were built into the product to enhance the efficiency of your processes, including the ability to work with object data. Specifically, Autodesk DWF Composer includes the following:
  • Markup and redline features that are integrated with the AutoCAD family of products and Autodesk Revit Building 8 and Autodesk Revit Structure.
  • Automated markup browser, listing all markups for ease of navigation and review of markups.
  • Navigation of comments with captured views.
  • Complete sheet set organization, enabling you to manipulate DWF sheet sets to create subsets and supersets of design information.
  • Ability to measure and dimension to scale with metadata contained in DWF files.
 
For more detailed information on the advantages of the DWF file format versus PDF, see the DWF white paper at www.autodesk.com/dwfwriter. A product feature comparison is also available at www.autodesk.com/viewercomparison.
With the latest release of Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), users can view and print native Autodesk Inventor IPT, IAM, and IDW files in the Autodesk Inventor View application that ships with Autodesk DWF Composer.
 
To measure and mark up Autodesk Inventor files in Autodesk DWF Composer, Autodesk Inventor users need to publish their files to the DWF format before sending them to an Autodesk DWF Composer user.
Yes. There is a 30 day trial version of Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product). You can register on the Autodesk web site and download a copy.
With the latest release of Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), you can view and print 3D DWF files just as you do with the free Autodesk DWF Viewer. In addition, you can measure 3D DWF models and mark up files with Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), taking a snapshot of the 3D view that users can mark up. 3D DWF files can be published from the following software applications:
  • AutoCAD 2006
  • Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2006
  • Autodesk Revit Building 8
  • Autodesk Revit Structure
  • Autodesk® Building Systems 2006
  • Autodesk Inventor® 9 and 10
  • Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop® 2006
  • Autodesk® Civil 3D™ 2006
  • Autodesk® Map® 3D 2006
  • Autodesk® Land Desktop 2006
  • Autodesk® VIZ 2006
  • 3ds max® 8
 
The published DWF files retain the full visual and printing fidelity of the original models, though are highly compressed—up to 1/20 the size of the original Autodesk files. Information on how to publish 3D models is available with the product documentation and at www.autodesk.com/dwf-publishing.
Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) integrates with all Autodesk applications built on the AutoCAD 2006 and 2005 foundation:
  • AutoCAD
  • AutoCAD LT®
  • AutoCAD® Mechanical
  • AutoCAD® Electrical
  • Autodesk Architectural Desktop
  • Autodesk Land Desktop
  • Autodesk Mechanical Desktop
  • Autodesk Civil 3D
  • Autodesk Map 3D
  • Autodesk Building Systems
The integrated markup capabilities of Autodesk DWF Composer and AutoCAD software work with both the 2005 and 2006 versions of the AutoCAD family of products and are part of AutoCAD software’s enhanced sharing capabilities. Regardless of CAD application, users can view markups in the free Autodesk DWF Viewer, available at www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-download.
Yes. Markups can be integrated with Autodesk Revit Building 8, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series software, just as they could with previous versions of AutoCAD.
Teams can work with Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) within the Autodesk Buzzsaw online project collaboration service to help stay connected and working at the peak of their abilities. The Autodesk DWF Composer software is fully integrated with the Autodesk Buzzsaw service, enabling instant communication of changes to project teams. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/buzzsaw.
At this time, markups cannot be integrated from Autodesk DWF Composer into Autodesk Inventor. However, even without the round-trip of markups, Autodesk users can use Autodesk DWF Composer’s review, markup, and tracking capabilities to review projects and refine designs. You can use Autodesk DWF Composer’s Markup tab to track markups and the Markup Properties dialog box to change a design’s status throughout the review process. Autodesk Inventor users can also review markups using the free Autodesk DWF Viewer, available at www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-download.
1.       You can drag and drop or use File>Open to view and markup many different types of image files like JPEGs, GIFs, etc.
2.       You can drag and drop a DWF or an image into an existing DWF to combine items together in a single DWF. Just open the Content Browser on the left column of the program, and then drop the DWF or image into it. Dropping individual or multiple pages from another Composer session works too.
3.       You can drag and drop a page or pages into an email or onto your desktop to create a new DWF file.
4.       If you're marking up or measuring on a DWF, do yourself a favor and do so with "Tools>Snap to Geometry" toggled on. Now the tools will snap to endpoints, midpoints, lines, etc.
5.       Try holding down the Shift key sometime when creating markups or using the measure tools. Hitting shift will often constrain movements to commonly-used angles, flip vertical dimension labels to the other side, etc.
6.       The mouse wheel button is very handy. Scrolling it will zoom in and out. Holding it down and moving the mouse around will pan. This works even when other tools are running.
7.       When you make a markup, the current view of the page is stored with that markup. Then when you select it in the Markup Browser, you are returned to that view. If you want to change the view stored with the markup, pan and zoom to the desired view then move the markup slightly or modify it in some way. The new view will be stored with it automatically.
8.       You can rename sheets from the Content Browser. Just select the sheet, then click on the name once, and edit the name.
9.       Clicking on the current tab in the Navigator will minimize the navigator, giving you more screen space. Just click on a tab to make the Navigator visible again.
10. Try the Options sometime on the Content Browser. You can show thumbnails of the original DWF data.
To start the process of inserting custom symbols using Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), your symbol geometry must be block data in a DWG file to complete the steps that follow. Once you have multiple symbols/blocks on a layout in a DWG, there are 6 steps to publish your symbol libraries from AutoCAD to DWF for import to Autodesk DWF Composer’s custom symbol library. You create a DWF file from a DWG from any AutoCAD product via the publish command.

1.                   From the publish dialog, click Publish Options button.



2.                   From the Publish Options dialog, select to “Include” Block information (in the next step, you’ll set up a block template file).



3.                   In this step you can create or load a Block template file to publish your Block/Symbol libraries to DWF. To create a new Block template, select “Create…” from the Block template file menu option to display the Publish Block template dialog where you can save your Block template files for loading into your DWF publish option settings.



4.                   From the Publish Block Template dialog, click the “Scan for Blocks” button to display and filter blocks available in the Block source drawings field set. You can also add or scan from multiple “Block source drawings” and block definitions. Once you’ve scanned for Blocks, a list of them will display in the “Block data to Publish” field sets. You can select the blocks you wish to publish and click the “Save” button.



5.                   Back in the Publish options Dialog, with the new Block template file loaded and click OK.



6.                   Now from the Publish dialog, click Publish button to publish your block library to DWF. You can also save the list of sheets (to a DSD file) by clicking the Save icon. This DSD file can then be loaded in the publish dialog, to remember your Publish settings and options for the next time you wish to update and publish your symbol libraries.


For 2D measurement, Autodesk DWF Composer provides a length tool, a polyline tool, and an area tool.
a)      The length tool measures the distance between two points. Because DWF files retain the intelligence of the original design, measurements can be taken by snapping to appropriate shapes.
b)      The polyline tool measures the cumulative length of multiple polyline segments, including rectangles.
c)      The area tool measures the area of a polygon or rectangle.
For 3D, Autodesk DWF Composer can measure:
a)      distances between points, edges, center points, or any combination of these,
b)      angles between edges, and
c)      radii of circles and arcs.
Although Autodesk recognizes the usefulness of such a feature, the current version of Autodesk DWF Composer does not offer this functionality. This item is on the wish list. Autodesk DWF Composer allows snapping for:
a)       Line and polyline: The endpoint nearest the cursor.
b)       Rectangle and square: The corner nearest the cursor.
c)       Ellipse and circle: The center of the ellipse or circle.
d)       Freehand: No snap point.
e)       Intersections: At any point where two or more shapes intersect.
Not at this time. This is an item that has been added to our wish list. Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) can measure the radii of circles and arcs.
No. To experience the benefits of digital markup and measurement, you need to generate a DWF from the AutoCAD drawing. By allowing the markup and measurement of native files, Volo View grew larger and more complicated than the corresponding authoring applications. So unlike Volo View, Autodesk DWF Composer includes a DWG viewer with a one click Publish capability to easily create DWF files.

Yes and No. If you use a reprographer who has:
1.       Océ Repro Desk, then you have two choices. One avenue is to download the Océ Client Tools and batch process your DWF files into LDF files. The LDF files can then be sent to the reprographer. Alternatively, your reprographer may be using Repro Desk Server 1.6.3 which can be configured to accept DWF files and automatically convert them to LDF. For these reprographers, you can send them DWF files directly. Additional details regarding available options with Océ hardware can be found in the Océ white paper Integrating DWF Printing into your Océ Repro Desk workflow.
2.       PLP PlotWorks, then you should check with your reprographer to see that he has obtained the PlotWorks DWF to Tiff module. This module is available at no cost to reprographers who have a maintenance contract with PLP. For these reprographers, you can send them your DWF files for printing.
3.       KIP Powerprint, then you should check with your reprographer to see if he has the latest release. KIP 3000 including DWF support via the KIP 6 software has been shipping since October 2005. KIP 6 software enables DWF viewing and printing. The KIP 6 software upgrade for the current product line (KIP HDP Printers - High Definition Print Technology included the KIP 2000, KIP 6000, KIP 7000 and KIP 8000) is immediately available for reprographers who are placing the KIP 3000 into mixed environments with the KIP 2000, 6000, 7000, or 8000. For the HDP Printers that are not in mixed environments, KIP has asked those reprographers to wait until January 2006 before the upgrade is available.
In cases where neither of these possibilities exists, you will need to use the Autodesk DWF Viewer to print your DWF files to another format, e.g. HPGL, and send the resulting files to the reprographer.
Reprographers using Océ Repro Desk Server 1.6.3 can configure Repro Desk Server to automatically convert DWF files to LDF for printing on Océ devices. Océ is working to provide direct DWF support in Océ Repro Desk 2.0 as well as its PRISMA engineering corporate server solution line. PLP PlotWorks 5.5.1 supports DWF files directly today. KIP Powerprint Online and Powerprint Request support DWF files. Autodesk continues to work with other vendors on integrating DWF support into their commercial printing offerings.
The latest drivers from Xerox have improvements for printing DWF files. To obtain the latest driver:
1.       Using your browser, navigate to http://www.xerox.com.
2.       Click on “Support & Drivers” to take you to http://www.support.xerox.com/go/prodselect.asp?Xlang=en_US&metrics=HDR.
3.       Select your product type, e.g. “Wide Format.”
4.       Select your product family, e.g. “700 Series” for the Xerox 721 Print System; or “6000 Series” for the Xerox 6030 Wide Format Solution or Xerox 6050 Wide Format Solution.
5.       Locate your model, e.g. Xerox 721P Print System, and select “Drivers and downloads.”
6.       Based on your operating system, e.g. Windows XP, select the Print driver based on your needs: PostScript or HPGL/2. Although there are HDI drivers available, these are specific to AutoCAD and are not related to printing DWF files from the Autodesk DWF Viewer or Autodesk DWF Composer. Select the driver name to download the driver setup program.
7.       Execute the driver setup program to install the driver.
There are two popular ways to print a 2D DWF via the Autodesk DWF Viewer: “Fit to page” and “Print to scale.” (There is also a less frequently used “Tile Pages.”) When using the “Print to scale” option, the Autodesk DWF Viewer does its best to map the “virtual page” inside the DWF file to the physical paper of the printer. Although this works quite well for many situations, there are cases where the margins appearing on the virtual page inside the DWF file are smaller than the margins on the printer. The result is that the data in the DWF file is larger than the printable area of the printer. The side effect is that the image gets clipped, normally on the right side or bottom, so that the print can maintain its scale. DWF Viewer 6.5 has a registry entry that allows for finer control over the process of positioning the DWF on the paper with respect to: the physical paper (edges of the paper), printable region (where the printer can actually print), virtual page inside the DWF, and the image (geometry in the DWF to be printed).

The registry key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Autodesk/DWF Common/Settings
REG_DWORD pplsvpPlacementModifier
 
The possible values are:
0 - align the center of the physical page with the center of the virtual page [default].
1 - align the center of the printable-area of the physical page with the center of the virtual page.
2 - align the lower left corner of the physical page with the lower left corner of the virtual page.
 
The Autodesk DWF Viewer installer does not create this key by default. You must create it. The Autodesk DWF Viewer keeps this setting in the registry for several reasons:
1.       Most people will be happy with the default and will never need to change this.
2.       The User Interface for this would be very complicated. Advanced users understand the relationship between physical paper, printable area, and virtual paper inside a DWF.
3.       This setting was implemented in direct response from customers which occurred after the User Interface freeze for the 6.5 product.
 

The ActiveX control for Autodesk DWF Viewer enables you to embed Autodesk DWF Viewer in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint and Word. Information on embedding Autodesk DWF Viewer is available at www.autodesk.com/dwf-tips.
You can embed DWF files directly in your web pages by using the <object> element tag. Using the free copy of Autodesk DWF Viewer, you can also ensure that users viewing your web pages have quick access to view the DWF file even if they don't already have a viewing application available. Note that Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later is required.
 
The following HTML snippet demonstrates how to embed a DWF file in your HTML documents. You can copy/paste the following sample HTML.
 
HTML sample
 
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF"
CODEBASE=http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwfviewer/installer/DwfViewerSetup.cab#version=6,5,0,679
WIDTH="640" HEIGHT="480">
<PARAM NAME="Src"
VALUE="http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwf/samples/multiple_layouts_large.dwf">
</OBJECT>
 
How it works
 
The CLASSID attribute value specifies Autodesk DWF Viewer as an ActiveX control in place of the <object> tag when viewed within Internet Explorer:
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:A662DA7E-CCB7-4743-B71A-D817F6D575DF"
 
The CODEBASE attribute value is the path to the Cab install file.
CODEBASE="http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwfviewer/installer/DwfViewerSetup.cab#version=6,5,0,679">
You can specify relative or full paths. This value can also be used to ensure the proper version of Autodesk DWF Viewer is available on the user's machine. If a user viewing your web pages does not have Autodesk DWF Viewer or the version specified, the user is automatically prompted to download and install.
 
To specify the DWF file to display, you need to use the <PARAM> tag with the following attributes. The Src parameter is used to specify the path to the DWF file you would like to display:
<PARAM NAME=" Src" VALUE="http://www.autodesk.com/global/dwf/samples/multiple_layouts_large.dwf">
The VALUE can be a full or relative path.
Note: Microsoft Word is used for the examples below. Embedding DWF files within other Microsoft Office applications may vary slightly. This feature is supported for Microsoft Office 2000 and later.
 
1.       From the application main menu select “Insert > Object.” From the “Object” dialog, under “Object Type” select “Autodesk DWF Viewer Control” from the list of options. Click “OK.”
2.       Autodesk DWF Viewer appears on the page at the insertion point as an ActiveX control. You can resize the control to fit your needs.
3.       Click on the Autodesk DWF Viewer control to select it and right mouse click on the control to view the context menu.
4.       To select a DWF file to embed, from the context menu, select “Autodesk DWF Viewer Control Object > Properties.” The control properties dialog appears.
5.       Click the “Browse” button to select a file locally or type in a URL to the DWF file in the “Path to the file you wish to view” field.
6.       Once you’ve selected the DWF file to embed, you can also choose to embed a copy of the DWF within the Word document itself or you can leave the file as an external resource. To embed the DWF within the Word document itself, check the checkbox option “Do you want to embed a copy of this file in the parent document?”
7.       To run the Autodesk DWF Viewer control and view the DWF file within your document, you’ll need to select the "Design Mode” button from the “Control Toolbox” toolbar. This button switches between design and run modes. When in Design Mode, you can change the control’s settings for Autodesk DWF Viewer and edit the path to the DWF file. When in “Run” mode you can view the DWF file and run Autodesk DWF Viewer as an application within your Office applications
Yes. It is necessary for the person to have the Autodesk DWF Viewer or Autodesk DWF Composer. The DWF file is embedded in the Office document, so you don't have to send the DWF file separately; however, the recipient of your Office document will need to install a viewer on his system.
Font embedding is supported by DWF 5 and higher and was refined in DWF 6. Assuming you use DWF 6 or higher, you shouldn’t have to worry about font embedding since the default settings work well. For fonts to be embedded, two things have to happen: the publisher has to request that fonts be embedded (often the default setting) and the application used to create the DWF must support embedding the fonts. Autodesk products which support DWF 6 embed all “non-standard” fonts by default. There are only about 12 fonts that are considered “standard” because they are present almost universally on any international version of Windows above Win95. These “standard” fonts are not embedded by default in order to keep the DWF file size down.
 
If you want to be absolutely sure that anyone viewing your DWF documents will have the correct fonts, you can change the default setting in your publishing application (AutoCAD, Autodesk DWF Writer, etc.) to “Embed All Fonts” so that even the “standard” fonts will be embedded.
 
Alternatively, if you care more about file size than font accuracy, or if you are sure that the receivers of your DWF will have the required fonts, then you can change the default publishing options to “Embed No Fonts”. If a receiver of your DWF is missing a required font on their system, they will get a warning dialog and the Autodesk DWF Viewer will substitute the missing font with a default font.
 
If you receive a DWF file and the Autodesk DWF Viewer gives you an error saying that certain fonts are missing, one of the following is likely true:
  • You are viewing an old DWF file that pre-dates the font embedding capability (it was added several years ago to DWF 5).
  • You are viewing a DWF file created by an old Autodesk application that didn’t support font embedding at that point in history. Just about every current Autodesk application supports font embedding. For all other applications, you can use the Autodesk DWF Writer which does support font embedding.
  • You are viewing a DWF file created by a non-Autodesk application which didn’t support font embedding at that point in history. Again, use the Autodesk DWF Writer and you’ll get font embedding that way.
  • You are viewing a DWF file where the author of the DWF told the application not to embed the fonts. This means the author may have over-ridden the default settings to prevent fonts from being embedded. Authors sometimes (though rarely) do this in order to minimize file size or because a particular font’s licensing/copyright terms do not legally allow for embedding to happen with that font. In this case you’ll need to contact the DWF author.
This is easy. You can use the following param tag to hide the Autodesk DWF Viewer toolbar on your web page:
<param name= “ToolbarVisible" value="False">
 
To control this using a URL to open the DWF file, specify the following:
http://my.company.com/filename.dwf?ToolbarVisible=False
 
When the viewer is embedded in a VB6 application, use the ToolBarVisible property to turn off the Autodesk DWF Viewer toolbar in your application as follows:
Viewer.ToolbarVisible = False
 
The complete Autodesk DWF Viewer application programming interface (API) documentation is available at www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-api. For details see the chapter titled “Using the API in a VB application.”
Yes. You can use the following param tag to turn off the Autodesk DWF Viewer right-click menu on your web page:
 <param name="UserInterfaceEnabled" value="False">
 
To control this using a URL to open the DWF file, specify the following:
 http://filename.dwf?UserInterfaceEnabled=False
 
When the viewer is embedded in a VB6 application, use the UserInterfaceEnabled property as follows:
Viewer.UserInterfaceEnabled = False
 
The complete Autodesk DWF Viewer API documentation is available at www.autodesk.com/dwfviewer-api. For details see the chapter titled “Using the API in a VB Application.”
In the Autodesk DWF Viewer, you can turn off hyperlink tool tips as follows:
1.       Choose Tools>Options.
2.       In the Hyperlinks section, uncheck the Show Tool tips check box.
 
To provide this capability for users who may view your DWF files without forcing them to adjust their tools options themselves, you van use the following param tag to do this programmatically on your website:
<param name="HyperlinkTooltipVisible" value="False">
 
Similarly, if you want to control this option via a URL to open a DWF file, specify the following:
Yes, it is possible to pass special characters to LayersOff and LayersOn. You can also use the method LayersExpression to turn layers on and off. The supported special charactersinclude:
 
Delimiter                ,
Not                             !
Single Wildcard            .
Zero or More Wildcard      *
 
Some examples include:
// Turn all layers off
AdView.DocumentHandler.LayersExpression = "//!*";
 
// Turn all layers on
AdView.DocumentHandler.LayersExpression = "*";
 
// Turn on only the layers that start with C and
// are on the layer named BLUE
AdView.DocumentHandler.LayersExpression = "//!*,BLUE,C*";
 
It is important to note the when using LayersOff, the logic is inverted. So a string that begins with /! will leave a layer on.
In Windows XP SP2, the following security alert is displayed each time you view an embedded DWF file using Autodesk DWF Viewer or Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product):
 
To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this file from showing active content that could access your computer. Click here for options.
 
For English, Japanese, and German versions of Autodesk DWF Viewer 5, please download and install the latest build (521).
 
For earlier versions of the Autodesk DWF Viewer, please upgrade your viewer to Autodesk DWF Viewer 5 build 521.
 
Note: With this new version of Autodesk DWF Viewer 5, the Windows XP SP2 security alert will continue to appear when viewing DWFs embedded in local HTML pages. You can suppress this message by adding the following HTML tag as the first line of any local HTML page that hosts DWF files:
 
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
No. Autodesk DWG TrueView (and the DWG viewer that ships with Autodesk DWF Composer) is not supported for automation. It can be used as an application with user interaction to publish AutoCAD drawings (DWG files) to DWF files. The Autodesk DWF Viewer and Autodesk DWF Composer are ActiveX Controls. Since DWF files are smaller and self-contained (no missing XREFs), DWF files are more suited to being embedded in HTML pages or other documents.

If you are interested in working with the API associated with the Autodesk DWF Viewer and Autodesk DWF Composer, then you should visit the Autodesk Developer Center at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2418019. There you will find developer tools, code samples, a list of other 3 rd party vendors, and resources. The site has been divided into section:
  • Create Your Own Application – These sections are intended for C++ programmers who wish to download the free Autodesk DWF Toolkit and build their own application. The Autodesk DWF Toolkit can be downloaded at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=823771&siteID=123112.
  • Embed DWF Files into Applications – These sections are intended for Autodesk DWF Viewer or Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product) users who have DWF files and wish to integrate them into HTML pages or Microsoft Office documents.
  • Integrate Our ActiveX Control – These sections are intended for Visual Basic or JavaScript programmers who wish to use the API of the Autodesk DWF Viewer or Autodesk DWF Composer to provide a richer user experience for their DWF files. The API help file can be downloaded at http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/DWF_Composer_and_DWF_Viewer_API.zip.
The FAQ document contains sections on programming with DWF. It is located at https://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/constructionmanagement/public/DWF%20FAQ.doc?public.
Autodesk makes available the free Autodesk DWF Viewer API, to customize, automate, and extend Autodesk DWF Viewer to meet your needs. By implementing the DWF Viewer APIs, you can customize DWF Viewer for use within websites and third-party applications, navigate to a specific page or view, control layer visibility, show and hide the toolbar and menus, and customize viewer behavior.
An API for Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product), the same that’s available for Autodesk DWF Viewer, is available free to developers who want to take advantage of DWF format viewing, printing, and querying capabilities for their design review process. The ability to add markups and take measurements using automation will be included in a future release. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/dwf-developers.
The DWF format is an open format. Autodesk publishes a toolkit for reading and writing the DWF format. The DWF 6 Toolkit enables you to develop applications that read or write multisheet DWF drawings. The toolkit supports the DWF format as defined with the release of AutoCAD 2004. For more information, visit the Developer Center. For developers who simply want to display DWF files in a web page or application, the Autodesk DWF Viewer API (application programming interface) enables embedding of DWF drawings in HTML pages in Microsoft Internet Explorer. To learn more about these capabilities visit the Tips section.
You can define "named views" in your publishing application (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.) and these views will be written into the DWF file. You can see and select these views in the free Autodesk DWF Viewer (ADV) if you right click and select "Views...”
 
Now that you have the views in the DWF, you can programmatically select one of those views. ADV doesn't have the LISP scripting language (that would make the viewer too big to download), but ADV has other scripting API's that you can use. ADV is really just an ActiveX control, so the API's can be called from JavaScript in a web page, VBscript in a web page, or using any COM compatible language such as Visual Basic, C++, .Net C#, etc.
 
I've attached an example ZIP file that has a DWF containing many named views and an HTML file that has VBscript inside it for controlling the viewer programmatically and animating to a particular AutoCAD named view. Look at the HTML code to see how this works.
 
Finally, beyond using script or COM API's you can also specify a named view with just an URL to the DWF. For example if you have a hyperlink in a web page such as:
 
<A href="http://www.foo.com/Test.dwf>Click Here to View the DWF</A>
 
You could change it to something like:
 
<A href="http://www.foo.com/Test.dwf?View=Kitchen>Click Here!</A>
 
Clicking on the text “Click Here!” will load the DWF “Test.dwf” and then take you to the named view called “Kitchen” after the drawing loads. Note that many of the things you can do through the COM API can also be done via parameters on an URL as in this example. Since DWF “Bookmarks” include an URL, Bookmarks can also end up calling DWF APIs.
Yes. The DWF Technical Evangelist Team has some samples that are provided on an as-is basis. These samples sometimes take advantage of undocumented API calls that may change in future versions.
 
Create Your Own Application
 
Embed DWF Files into Applications
 
Integrate Our ActiveX Controls
VB
C++
OnBeginDraw
OnEndDraw
OnMouseMove
OnLButtonDown
OnLButtonUp
OnLButtonDblClick
OnMButtonDown
OnMButtonUp
OnMButtonDblClick
OnRButtonDown
OnRButtonUp
OnRButtonDblClick
OnMouseWheel
OnExecuteURL
OnOverURL
OnKeyUp
OnOverObject
OnLeaveObject
OnSelectObject
OnBeginLoadItem
OnEndLoadItem
OnShowUiItem
OnUpdateUiItem
OnInitLoadItem
OnUnloadItem
OnExecuteCommandEx
Not yet. In a future release, the API for 2D and 3D will be made more consistent. Until that time, we will not publicly document the existing 3D API. This will avoid the situation where our customers program to today’s 3D API – only to have to redo all of their work for the release where 3D and 2D are made consistent.
When working with the Autodesk DWF Composer API, there is no separate property to indicate which UI element was selected by the user. To obtain this information, your application must listen for the OnCommand event. (Listening for the OnLButtonDown event will indicate when a user selects a UI element but not which one.)

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="AdView" EVENT="OnCommand(command, wParam, lParam, handled)">
 
    switch ( wParam )
    {
        case 131281:
            alert ("Pan Tool Activated");
            break;
 
        case 131282:
            alert ("Zoom Tool Activated");
            break;
 
        case 131284:
            alert ("Zoom Rectangle Tool Activated");
            break;
 
        case 131287:
            alert ("Zoom Extents Command Run");
            break;
 
        case 163901:
            alert ("Select Tool Activated");
            break;
      }
</SCRIPT>
The DWF 7.0 Toolkit allows you to develop applications that read or write multi-sheet drawings in DWF (Design Web Format) format. The toolkit contains a C++ library that aids in the generation, reading, and parsing of DWF files. Experienced C++ programmers can use it to work with DWF files without having to understand their complete underlying data format. This toolkit contains support for the DWF file as defined with the release of AutoCAD 2006. The DWF Toolkit is not intended for Visual Basic programmers who wish to work with the API of the Autodesk DWF Viewer. These users should consult the Autodesk DWF Viewer API documentation.
VC++ 6.0 is not and will never be supported; however, it might be possible to sift through any compiler warnings and get it working on this old development environment. For most developers, this will not be necessary. Although Microsoft calls the new development enjoinment Visual Studio .NET, it includes the Microsoft C++ 7.0 compiler. The DWF 7.0 toolkit is written in pure C++ and does not use .NET objects.
Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005 (but not AutoCAD 2005) had the ability to publish metadata.
 
In AutoCAD 2005 (and all of its derivatives), we added Field Code text which allows text values in the drawing to be automatically created based on Sheet Set Manager properties, or the current date, or the last plot time, etc. If users properly use the Sheet Set Manager and configure their title blocks to use Field Code text, then the user never enters title block information and it is filled in automatically for them. It also dynamically updates as the Sheet Set Manager data updates.
 
In AutoCAD 2006 the Sheet Set Manager metadata is published into the DWF XML, so if users are using the Sheet Set Manager correctly in AutoCAD 2005, they get a new benefit in AutoCAD 2006.
 
AutoCAD 2006 also added the ability to publish block attributes, including title block metadata into the DWF XML. So even people who are not using the Sheet Set Manager and who are not using Field Code text can get traditional Title Block metadata into the DWF. All they have to do is configure their publish settings to publish block attributes.
 
All DWF 6 files from AutoCAD 2004 and later have sheet titles (the Layout name).
 
Yes. A DWF file has a file version. The DWF Toolkit has a release version. The two are not the same. This is a common misconception. The DWF Toolkit is an API with version numbers that are independent of the DWF file version. We happened to release the DWF Toolkit 6.0 at the same time we released the DWF 6.0 (multi-sheet DWF) file format. This coincidence has confused many people. The DWF Toolkit 7.0 is what partners use to read and write DWF 6.0 files as well as DWF 6.1 files (3D DWF). Even though there is a DWF 7.0 Toolkit, DWF 7.0 files do not yet exist. Future versions of the toolkit will be DWF Toolkit 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, etc. The DWF file format version number will only change if we modify the DWF file format itself. For example, the DWF 5.5 format introduced Block Refs. The DWF 6.0 format contained multiple pages. The DWF 6.1 format introduced 3D. The DWF 6.11 format allowed 2D and 3D to be combined. The DWF Toolkit version 7.0 is the successor to DWF Toolkit version 6.0. DWF Toolkit 7.0 is recommended for all DWF needs regardless of the file version. It reads and writes a DWF file of any DWF format version.

 
DWF Format 5.5
single sheet 2D
DWF Format 6.0
multi-sheet 2D
DWF Format 6.1
single sheet 3D
DWF Format 6.11 combined 2D / 3D
DWF Toolkit 6.0
Read/
Write
Read/
Write
 
 
DWF Toolkit 7.0
Read/
Write
Read/
Write
Read/
Write
 
DWF Toolkit 7.1
(coming in 2006)
 
 
 
Read/
Write
DWF Viewer 5.x
View/
Print
View/
Print
 
 
DWF Viewer 6.0
View/
Print
View/
Print
View/
Print
 
DWF Viewer 6.5
 
 
 
View/
Print
Autodesk DWF Composer 1.x
Aggregate/
View/Print/
Markup/Measure
Aggregate/
View/Print/
Markup/Measure
 
 
Autodesk DWF Composer 2.x
Aggregate/
View/Print/
Markup/Measure
Aggregate/
View/Print/
Markup/Measure
Aggregate/
View/Print/
Markup/Measure
 
 
Although the DWF specification has a Bezier opcode for future use, it is not part of the current DWF Toolkit implementation. As such, at this time the DWF viewer does not support Bezier curves. You will need to tessellate the curves and draw polylines using the formula below.
 
B(t) = (1 – t)3P0 + 3t(1 – t)2P1 + 3t2 (1 – t)P2 + t3P3
 
The parameter t ranges from 0.0 to 1.0 and P0 P1 P2 P3 are the control points.
Using JavaScript to remove the Save button from the toolbar:
var PageViewer = ADViewer.Viewer; PageViewer.ShowCommand("SAVE", FALSE);
 
To remove the Save As command from the context menu (right mouse menu): ADViewer.ContextMenu.RemoveItem("Root.SaveAs", -1);
Pardon our oversight. The blockref.cpp file contained a few unwanted commas. You can download an updated copy of this C++ source file.

1)       I would first look at the on-line HELP documentation in the free Autodesk DWF Viewer product itself. It talks embedding the viewer in PowerPoint, in your own application, in a Web Page, etc. It also shows some example script code and such.
2)       The next level is to look at the AUTODESK DWF VIEWER API documentation available in the developer section of www.autodesk.com/dwf.
3)       The next level is to read the DWF and AUTODESK DWF VIEWER discussion groups on http://discussion.autodesk.com.
4)       The next level is to look at the DWF Toolkit (for advanced developers and C++ programmers) at http://www.autodesk.com/dwftoolkit.
5)       The next level is to join the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) where you can get direct technical support and even professional services to help build applications.
6)       At the Autodesk University (Orlando, December 2005) conference we teach DWF courses and have many of the DWF team on site all week. Arrange a meeting to discuss your DWF needs and register for a class.
1)       The DWF web site: http://www.autodesk.com/dwf
2)       The DWF discussion group: http://discussion.autodesk.com
3)       The Autodesk DWF Viewer discussion group: http://discussion.autodesk.com
4)       When using the discussion groups, it is possible to send a problem report to the DWF team: Please include the following information:
o        A detailed description of your issue
o        A description of which DWF viewer you are using, including the version and build numbers, if appropriate.
o        A copy of your DWF file, if appropriate
o        A copy of your native file (DWG, etc.) if available
o        Instructions on how to recreate the issue
o        Describe your operating system
o        List any other Autodesk products that have also been installed
o        Describe your printer model and printer driver version, if appropriate.
Information on using the DWF format is part of the instructor-led training at Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATC®) locations around the world. To learn more, visit www.autodesk.com/dwfcomposer-atc. Visit www.autodesk.com/dwfcomposer-training for a complete list of training resources.
Autodesk DWF Composer (Autodesk’s design review product)’s built-in help contains a wealth of information about using Autodesk DWF Composer, including an in-product tutorial. To access this information, press F1, and choose Help from the main toolbar.
 
For online support, visit www.autodesk.com/dwfcomposer-support to find a knowledge base of common support questions. Also, you can ask questions and read information about Autodesk products in the peer-to-peer discussion groups on www.autodesk.com/discussiongroup-dwfcomposer. Autodesk hosts topical discussion groups about specific products, including Autodesk DWF Composer, and about general topics, such as drafting techniques. Autodesk software manuals and documentation are also a great source of answers to your support questions.
In some countries, installation and configuration support are included with product purchase:
 
North and South America (including the Caribbean)
You are entitled to 60 days of telephone support from your date of purchase, in English, covering installation* and configuration** of your new Autodesk software. Call +1-425-485-3757 Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time, excluding U.S. holidays.
 
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
You are entitled to 60 days of support from your date of purchase, in English, covering the installation* and configuration** of your new Autodesk software. For information about how to obtain support, send an email with the subject line “Support Information” to supportinformation.en@autodesk.com. You will receive an automatic reply with details on available support options.
 
Asia Pacific
Contact your local reseller for support options.
 
*Installation support: Installation support is support for installing software on your computer system using the installation process described in the product Getting Started manual. Troubleshooting of installation issues is also included.
 
**Configuration support: Configuration support is support for setting up peripheral devices to work with your Autodesk software. It includes support for setting product and system variables to make the best use of the product on your system
Under most circumstances, the Autodesk DWF Viewer and Autodesk DWF Composer work flawlessly. Although both products undergo a staggering battery of tests prior to release, no testing process, automated or manual, is exhaustive. In the event that you are contacted by a member of the development team to reproduce a problem you are experiencing, you can help by instrumenting your system to produce a crash dump. A crash dump provides a programmer with a clue as to what might be happening. Providing a crash dump is no guarantee that a swift resolution is at hand.
 
The viewers have the ability to trap certain fatal errors and generate a report of the crash. This capability does not exist everywhere in the product but only in those places where, during development and testing, they were experienced. Error handling is always active in the viewers; however, logging does not take place unless the registry contains a certain value that enables it. A zip file is available to facilitate the enabling of logging: http://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/constructionmanagement/public/minidump.zip?public
 
The steps to producing a mini dump are:
1.       Download the zip file and unzip to a temporary location. You should see three files: minidump_ON.reg, DWGHELP.DLL, and minidump_OFF.reg.
2.       Execute the registry file, minidump_ON.reg. This sets the registry entry //HKEY_Current_User/Software/Autodesk/DWF Common/Debug/ and adds a DWORD value called "Enable Minidump" with a value of 1. This also sets the location of the dump file to be saved in the C:/ directory.
3.       The Microsoft module that makes capturing a crash dump possible is only shipped by default on Windows XP. On other platforms, the DBGHELP.DLL should be copied to the /Windows/system32 folder.
4.       Reboot.
5.       Execute the viewer to reproduce your problem. Save the DMP file that should be found in the C:/ directory.
6.       In the event that you wish to turn off logging, you can execute minidump_OFF.reg.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Autodesk, AutoCAD, DWF, DWF Viewer, and Autodesk DWF Composer, are trade­marks or registered trade­marks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other coun­tries. All other brand names, prod­uct names, or trade­marks be­long to their res­pec­tive holders.
Autodesk re­ser­ves the right to alter pro­duct offer­ings and speci­fica­tions at any time with­out notice, and is not res­pon­sible for typo­graphi­cal or graphi­cal errors that may appear in this docu­ment.
© 2005-2006 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
 
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