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From: steve@cad0.arch.unsw.oz.au (Stephen Peter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Generating DXF from the Mac
Keywords: DXF
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Date: 28 Feb 91 23:10:18 GMT
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In article <4589@syma.sussex.ac.uk> paulr@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Paul T Russell) writes:
>I need to be able to drive a machine which accepts DXF data,
>from a Macintosh. I'm not sure what DXF is - I believe it's
>some sort of CAD interchange format used in the PC (spit!)
>world. So, what I need to know is: what is DXF and are there
>any applications or utilities (eg: plotter drivers ?) which
>would allow DXF to be generated directly from a Macintosh ?
>

Almost any CAD system has a DXF output option.
Are there any CAD systems on the Mac (spit! :-)

AutoCAD (who originated DXF) is available on the Mac.

>//Paul

cheers Stephen.
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