AutoCAD Drawing Files (.dxf, .dwg, .dst)

You can import, view, and save AutoCAD drawing and sheet set files.

AutoCAD Plug-In Font Search Process for .dxf and .dwg Files

When the AutoCAD plug-in is about to render text, it performs the following searches for an appropriate font file until it is found:

The plug-in attempts to locate an AutoCAD Compiled Shape (.shx) font file containing the desired font in the following locations
1. The AutoCAD Fonts folder; for example, C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\Fonts
2. The AutoCAD Support folder; for example. C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\Support
3. The AutoCAD-specific section of the roaming user data folder; for example, C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013 English\R19.0\enu\Support
The plug-in searches for the same font as an AutoCAD Shape file (.shp) in the same locations as above.
The plug-in attempts to find a matching TrueType font file (.ttf) in the Windows Fonts folder.
If all else fails, the plug-in uses a default font to render text.

Note

Steps 1. and 2. work only if any version of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT is installed on your machine
The exact type of the default font depends on many factors. These include, but are not limited to, the import options being used, OS version, and the current locale settings
If Sandbox is on, it may prevent the plug-in from accessing AutoCAD Compiled Shape (.shx) font files in the AutoCAD Fonts and/or Support folders (in steps 1./a. and 1./b.). As a workaround, to ensure that access is granted to these locations, add the paths to these folders to the CAD search paths, for example:

Folder Path and Name	Sub Folders
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\Fonts	.
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\Support	Recursive

Solid data and NURBS information not supported
Tessellation control not supported
Animation not supported
BOM support based on part names not supported
Textures and UV mapping not supported
Configurations not supported
Not supported in VZXML. The AutoCAD plug-in produces too many scene artifacts; for example, missing paper space.
If AutoCAD is not installed on the host machine or the referenced font is not available, text will not look same as AutoCAD, as the importer will use the closest available matching font.
Known issues with the export of both .dxf and .dwg files.