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CADD-2 Lesson 1
XREF's and File Formats
| Word/Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| DXF | Drawing Interchange File |
| DWF | Drawing Web Format |
| DWG | AutoCAD Drawing File |
| BAK | AutoCAD back-up file |
| DWT | AutoCAD template file |
| EPS | Encapsulated Postscript |
| IGES | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification |
| Raster Image | Uses a method of describing a line or curve as a series of dots & pixels. |
| WMF | Windows Metafile |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| BMP | Bitmap |
| TIF | Tagged Image Format |
| XREF | External Reference |
| OLE | Object Linking and Embedding |
| Portable Document Format | |
| STL | Stereo Lithography File format used for 3D printing |
| XREF manager | Used to control External References within a drawing |
| XREF Attach | Tells AutoCAD to load this drawing as a nested XREF |
| XREF Overlay | Tells AutoCAD to ignore the reference as a nested xref. |
| XCLIP | allows you to clip out part of the displayed XREF. |
| Image Manager | Controls images inserted into a drawing file |
| Image Clip | Allows you to define and control clipping boundaries associated with images. |
| Image Quality | Controls the quality of the referenced image |
| Image Adjust | Allows you to control properties of a referenced image. |
| Transparency | Allows you to make certain types of images transparent in the drawing. |
| XBIND | Makes the XREF part of the drawing (becomes a BLOCK) |
| Detach | Permanently removes the XREF from the file. |
| Unload | Erases the XREF but allows it to remain in the XREF manager. |