Export

Menu: File > Export to File

Keyboard: EXPORT

Alias: EXP

Displays the Export Drawing File As dialog box so you can export the drawing to a selected file type. You can export the drawing as .dwg, .dxf, .sld, .emf, and .wmf files.

Extension Meaning
DWG Autodesk AutoCAD drawing file format
DXF Drawing Interchange file format.
SLD AutoCAD slide file format.
EMF Enhanced metafile format.
WMF Windows metafile format.

When a drawing is saved in a version of DWG or DXF earlier than Release 14, some entities may be changed or deleted.

The EMF and WMF formats are vector formats commonly used for pictures by non-CAD Windows applications, such as word processors and spreadsheets.

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