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Click on thumbnail image above to see the DWF converter screen shot.
In release 6.0.1.4 we have redesigned our program so that now you can use the Converter with AutoCAD version R14, 2000, 2000(i), 2002, 2004, and 2005. We have updated the software to support the new DWF v6.0 multi page specification. We have also fixed the bug which prevented some entities within certain UCS orientations from being imported.
We have added an option where our customers can now import invisible entities, whereas previously entities such as hidden layers and objects would not be converted back into the drawing. This is particularly useful if you wish to use our DWF-DWG Converter to recover a lost drawing since now you can get all the information regardless of whether it was plotted as hidden. Also great if trying to generate a DWG from a DWF where all of the entities are marked as hidden (previously these DWFs would convert to a blank screen with just layer information).
All DWF elements generated by AutoCAD “plot to DWF” are supported, including true type fonts, ellipses, arcs and elliptical arcs. DWF files can be previewed before being imported into the current drawing.
If layers are saved in DWF, they will be recreated in the DWG. Even though layers in DWF don't
have color (each entity is saved with it's screen color), this program manages to restore
original layer color correctly in 99.9% cases.
This program restores the original units, i.e. a line parallel to the screen when
the DWF was
generated will be restored with the same length as in the original DWG.
A few of the possible applications for our converter:
Plotting DWF files to scale:
One of the possible uses for our program is the importing of a DWF file into
AutoCAD for the purpose of plotting to scale, as there are problems with
plotting DWF files to scale from Internet Explorer's WHIP viewer.
Flattening 3D model views to make simpler deliverables for the client:
Many engineering companies these days design in 3D to avoid costly mistakes, but
deliverables often have to be 2D drawings that are easier to handle by the
client's document control staff. IcDWFin could be used to generate
flattened versions of the 3D model (via use of AutoCAD generating DWF file and
our IC_DWFIN command to change it back into a flattened AutoCAD drawing). It’s
possible now with our program to grab paperspace with its viewports showing the
3D model in different orientations and create a simple 2D AutoCAD drawing out of
it with layer separation, colors, and projected sizes preserved throughout the
process. The help file chapter "Using IcDWFin to Flatten 3D Files" explains the
process of using the converter for this purpose.
Technical illustrations using 3D models:
Produce 2D DWGs from a 3D model, then insert them into your technical documentation as flat
illustrations.
Producing 2D backgrounds:
Producing 2D drawings from a 3D model so that
they can be used as simple background xrefs for other disciplines, without the
overhead of all 3D intelligence.
Recovering a lost drawing:
Our customers reported some incidents in the past, where they permanently lost
the original DWG file but they had a DWF file produced from it. Our Converter
allowed them to create a DWG file from the DWF, modify it and plot it again.
Reviewing and plotting engineering drawings using DWF:
DWF files seem to be a very good format for the engineering communication of
today. They are stripped of much of the intelligence of 3D DWG models,
protecting the intellectual property of the company that created them, yet they
are much more than just dumb plot files: they can be viewed using Internet
browser, zoomed and panned to see the fine details, and layers can be switched
on and off in the same way as in an AutoCAD drawing. They are leaner than a DWG
so they can be more easily transferred via the Internet. Yet they have weak
points: they can’t be plotted to scale or edited should you need to do some
minor changes. Our converter removes these weak points. Now you can import DWF
into AutoCAD, do some editing, if necessary and plot it to scale using the same
plot parameters as the original DWG file.
What the Converter will not do:
DWF is by definition a 2D format, so don't expect to get the 3D model from the conversion.
Accuracy of the converted drawings:
The accuracy of the converted DWG drawing is limited by the accuracy of
AutoCAD's DWF export. If AutoCAD used the full 32 bit integer plane of the DWF,
the accuracy would be in a range of 8 significant digits (the same as the
accuracy of Microstation's 32 bit plane). AutoCAD standard accuracy is 16
significant digits. The drawing created with this IcDWFin will be as good
in terms of detail and accuracy as the originating DWF file.
When plotting to DWF in AutoCAD version 2000 or higher, use a high accuracy setting to obtain the best quality of DWF. In any case, a DWG created from an AutoCAD2000-2005 DWF will be good enough to create plots looking identical to plots from the original drawing.
Download a free shareware copy of the dwf converter now: load
DWFIN_SETUP.EXE (1,775,206 bytes) to some location
on your hard disk, then run it like any other standard Windows setup that will install IcDWFin
and the temporary 14 day license on your computer. As this is quite a large file and there
might be occasionally troubles transferring it over the internet, please check the file
size after download - it should be as indicated above (check in the DOS prompt
window to get the
accurate size in bytes).
After a successful installation, read HELP (available from Windows START menu:
<START> = > <PROGRAMS> => <DWF to DWG Converter> =>
<Help>
for more information on how to use the program.
Differences between the temporary (evaluation) license and the registered version:
Feel free to distribute this shareware download and explore it as per temporary license. Any questions/comments you may have regarding how the DWF Converter can be used in your organization, pricing, or features to be added (or bugs to be fixed), please direct to support@intelcad.com. We will appreciate any input.
Please note that our Converter program is not an executable file. It is an ARX file which must be loaded into AutoCAD. Use the ARX command to load the DWF Converter into AutoCAD, then type DWFIN at the 'Command:' prompt. Follow further instructions/dialogs.
Use HELP for more info about using the program.
Special thanks to Shane James of Cadmus Software Solutions for the continued development of the DWF=>DWG Converter, versions 3.3.0.0 through 6.0.1.4.
Current version: ICDWFIN.ARX
v.6.0.1.4, released
June 29/2005
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version
6.0.1.4, current (June 29/2005)
Fixed bug where clicking on the image list control when there were no images resulted in a fatal error.
Fixed bug that would cause a fatal error in AutoCAD r14 when exiting AutoCAD with the trial version of the application.
Added new notification alerting the user that DwfIn does not support the import of DWF files that were created with the new AutoCAD 2006 3DDwfPublish command.
version
6.0.1.3, current (August 4/2004)
Fixed internal bug with temporary file handling which would result in a "Out Of Ram" error message.
version
6.0.1.2, (July 24/2004)
Fixed bug with handling malformed version 6 dwf files, where the preview thumbnail is not present and the w2d file does not have a file extension. Files that were suffering from this problem where reporting memory errors and would hang the application. The application has been modified so that if no thumbnail image is present then a "No Thumbnail Found" image is displayed and the handling of the w2d file has been altered so that it does not require there to be a file extension.
version
6.0.1.1, (June 26/2004)
Fixed bug with importing text entities where an invalid string handle was being returned from some dwf files. This problem only showed up in very specific cases. The handling of this information has been modified so that it is not dependent on the dwf file.
version
6.0.1.0, (June 20/2004)
Fixed bug with importing Arc, Circle and Polyline entities, where they were being imported with zero radius/diameters/lengths so they did not appear to have been imported. This problem did not show up in all supported versions of AutoCAD even when dealing with the same dwf file.
Fixed bug in the AutoCAD r14 version of DwfIn, where layer names that had spaces in them (created in newer versions of AutoCAD) were being imported as an unnamed layer.
version
6.0.0.0, (June 1/2004)
Updated to support AutoCAD 2004 & 2005.
Updated to support new DWF v6.0 multi page specification.
Further enhanced the importing process dialog to give the user a better representation of what process the importing of a DWF is going through.
Improved the automatic importing of entities that historically were only able to import with the invisible entity option.
version
3.3.0.0, (July 14/2003)
Updated to include compatibility with AutoCAD 2002 and it's modified DWF file definition.
Added support for importing 'invisible' AutoCAD entities. This was a customer driven update since some DWF files could not be imported as all of the entities were marked as being 'invisible'. It is also very useful when trying to recover a lost drawing as you will get all of your original information including all your entities which were hidden when creating the DWF file.
Added a user notification if an attempt is made to import a non-recoverable corrupt DWF file into AutoCAD.
Modified the entity creation to repaint the screen in stages, rather than after the entire file is processed. This lets the user know that work is actually taking place when working with large DWF files.
version
3.2.0.1, (May. 21/2001)
Previous version properly handled only DWF text that had defined "bounds" property. This resulted in many text entities, exported by AutoCAD to DWF with size specified only in DWF font definition, getting strange sizes and orientations after importing back to DWG. This version implements proper handling of DWF text with no bounds defined, so all TTF text is imported in appropriate size and orientation.
Fixed problem with the conversion of some DWF arcs and circles that were translating to a 1 unit diameter ellipse.
Optimized the size of ARX programs and of the setup program, reducing the entire download to about 1MB.
version
3.0.0.5, (Apr. 03/2001)
Shortened initial load time of IcDWFin.
Fixed errors in the Help file.
version
3.0.0.4 (Mar. 21/2001)
Totally redesigned the new version, compatible with R14, AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD 2000(i).
Added support for TTF fonts, arcs, ellipses and elliptical arcs, thus supporting all DWF objects currently generated by Acad2000 plot to DWF.
Added DWF preview (requires WHIP!).
Added dialog interface.
Added (this) help file that can be activated by the <Help> button in the program dialog.
Corrected the improper transformation of views that were not parallel to current UCS while plotting to DWF.
Added standard IntelCAD Systems registration/license dialog.
Added the possibility to move the fully licensed program from one computer to another.
Now, if the Converter finds zero width text in the DWF file, it doesn’t stop - it sets it to 0.9 and proceeds.
If xref layers are found in DWF, the vertical bar ‘|’ character is replaced with $0$ (as in AutoCAD binding xref layers), eg. DWG28C|LAY2 will be changed to DWG28C$0$LAY2
version
2.1.0.0 (Dec. 12/ 99)
3D views of any orientation exported by AutoCAD to DWF are now properly imported.
version
2.0.0.2 (Dec. 03/ 99)
Fixed small problem in the license manager.
version
2.0.0.1 (Nov. 28/ 99)
Fixed a bug that caused DWFs using relative coordinates to be imported as a few separate DWG areas.
X,Y coordinates in the created DWG are now the same as they were in the DWG that was used to create the DWF (obviously the Z coordinate remains 0, as DWF is a flat format).
All DWF formats: ASCII, binary, and compressed binary are supported.
Added extensible, FREE temporary licensing.
version
1.3.0.2
Fixed the problem with the program crashing, if the DWF being imported doesn't contain layer information.
Added a licensing mechanism.
Added a command DWFINLIC for entering license code.
Added an installation program.
version
1.3.0.0
If you buy a full license to use the DWF->DWG Converter, you will receive free upgrades/updates for the period of 6 months since the date of purchase and free support by email for as long as you own this software.
Current Price List |
|
Number of licenses |
Total Price |
1 |
$150 |
2 |
$265 |
3 |
$365 |
4 |
$455 |
| 5 | $500 |
| N > 5 | 500 + ( N - 5 ) x 75 |
|
|
To get a fully licensed and unrestricted version please print and fill out the order form and then fax it back to us.
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