VDF Format Capabilities

Supported Formats

VectorDraw supports these vector files and raster formats from import and export :

.VDML,a dynamic XML format implemented by VectorDraw that has backward and forward compatibility.
.VDCL, compressed vdml.
.VDS, VectorDraw web script format supported by web control.

*.DWG, all versions up to AC1032 (all version up to Autocad 2023)
.DXF, all versions up to AC1032 (all version up to Autocad 2023)
*.DGN, version 8
.PDF,
.SKP, up to version 13
.WMF,
.EMF,
.LAS,.LAZ, (lidar point cloud data format)
.BMP,.STL , .JPG, .TIFF, .GIF, .PNG, .TGA, ICO , Raster Formats
.OBJ Wavefront obj format
.DAE COLLADA files
.PLY files
.rtf files

These formats are also support but for export only :
*.DWF,
.SVG,
.HPGL

IFC supported with an internal Add-on product , import up to IFC 4 , export IFC4 (default) and 2x3.

Basic capabilities of VDF engine

• 2D Drawings		• Layers , group layers , filter layers
• 3D Drawings		• Layouts and Viewports
• Text styles (.SHX, .TTF)		• Editing capability inside Viewports
• Blocks, Inserts and Attributes		• Render, Hide and Shade
• Clipping Sections		• Object Selection Snap (end , middle , center , nearest etc...)

• Print, Print Preview and multiple page print jobs		• Materials
• Unlimited Undo/Redo		• Lights
• Line types (32 predefined linetypes) and custom LineTypes		• MultiText and simple Text objects
• Support WMF, EMF formats		• Real transformations with vdMatrix object
• Images (BMP, TIFF, GIF, JPG, PNG, TGA)		• Linear and Angular units
• Hyperlinks and Tooltips		• Hatching
• Asynchronous opening from URL location		• External Reference Drawings
• Extended Data (XProperties)		• 3D Orbit
• Zoom and Pan		• 3D Views
• Filter Selection object		• UCS
• Built in formats (VDML, VDCL)		• User Defined Custom Objects and Custom Actions
• Image Definition Object		• TrueColor Support
• Native .DXF Import/Export		• Native Export to .PDF and .SVG
• Globalization Capability of all resources.
• Ability to merge the XREF's (external references) entities and its dependent symbols as part of the current drawing.
• Asymmetrical tolerances in dimensions and more Dimension Overwrite values and formatted dimension texts.
• Hatch Pattern object (63 predefined hatch patterns) with new Hatch dialog for the predefined hatch patterns.
• Exported constants values for easier management of Vectordraw objects and programming.
• Supported .DWG/.DXF files up to version 2019, .DGN files version 8, .DWF files (using the VectorDraw File Converter utility)
• Large Number of User Edit Commands (Move , Erase , Rotate , Trim , Copy , Fillet , Offset , Extend etc...
• 2D Curve Combinations ( Exclude , Intersect , Union , Exclusive Disjunction XOR)
• Various Programming Environments (Visual Studio 2018 , 2015 , 2010 , 2008 , 2005 , Delphi , Visual Basic 6 , C++ 6)

Primitive Drawing Entities

Arc		3DFace
Attributes		PolyFace
Circle		PolyHatch
Dimension		Viewport
Ellipse		Image
Insert		Line
Point		PolyLine
Rectangle		Splines (Fitting , Quadratic , Cubic)
Custom Objects		Text & MultiText
Group Objects		Leader
Construction Lines		GroundSurface

Drawing Utilities

Grips		Ruler Object
Various Grid types		Snap
Osnaps		Ortho mode
Tooltips		Urls
Linear Units		Angular Units
Transparency		Offset, Chamfer command
Extend / Break / Trim Commands		Move / Erase / Copy commands
3d Orbit Rotate of scene		Pan / Zoom commands
Many Drawing commands like Spline , polyline , line , circle , arc etc...		Image Adgustments (Brightness , Contrast , Gamma , GrayScale , Sapia etc...

3D capabilities