Converting An AutoCAD File To WPG Format

DocumentID: 651360
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:06 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Converting an AutoCAD (ver 10) DXF file to WPG format does not work correctly. When converting an 300K AutoCAD file using GRAPHCNV.EXE, the size of the file is reduced to about 26K. When importing it into WordPerfect using the graphics feature, the image appears in the upper right-hand portion of the edit screen as a small dot. The image can then be scaled as large as possible to increase the size, but at maximum the image is only an inch wide by 1/8 inch tall and it is still unrecognizable. Solutions: In the file, the extents are 15,000 in the x and 16,380 in the y. The figure is actually drawn in an area of about 200 units (which is less than 2% of the drawing coordinate space) hence, you get a large box with a tiny drawing in the upper right extent. One way to have customers check for this before converting the file to WPG is to retrieve the file back into AutoCAD. If the view is zoomed out, then the large extents are being converted to WP. Also, sometimes in CAD packages the customer will accidently insert an object, such as line, point, circle that is way out in space away from their actual drawing. This pushes the boundaries of the drawing extents out further to enclose the object.

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