Input/Output Parameters
| Input/Output Parameters | |
|---|---|
| I | Input File/Directory Name |
| O | Output File/Directory Name |
| F | Output Format |
| FP | Font Path |
| LOG | Log File Name |
| LPATH | License Path |
| LT | Layer Table File Name |
| LOFF | Layers Off |
| LON | Layers On |
| PARTOFF | Partial Layers Off |
| PARTON | Partial Layers On |
| REPOSITORY | Repository |
| XP | External Reference Path |
Input File
| PARAMETER | i |
|---|---|
| Purpose | This parameter defines the input file name. |
| Notes | You can use wildcards to perform multiple file conversions. * will match any remaining character(s). ? will match any given character. |
| Example | -i “c:\temp files\my file.dwg” |
| -i c:\temp\*.dwg | |
| Use | With all graphic formats |
Output File
| PARAMETER | o |
|---|---|
| Purpose | This parameter defines the output file name. |
| Notes | This parameter is ignored if wildcards were used in the input file name . |
| Example | -o my_output.dwf |
| Use | With all graphic formats |
Font Path
| PARAMETER | FONTPATH |
|---|---|
| Purpose | This parameter allows the specification of an alternate location for the font files. The default is to look for the font file in the same directory as the executable followed by the directory where the input file is located. |
| Example | -FP=c:\myfonts |
| Alias | -FP |
| Use | With all graphic formats |
Output Format
| PARAMETER | f | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Purpose | This parameter defines the file type for the output file. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Example | -f=SVG | |||||||||||||||||||
| Values | SVG | Simple Vector Graphics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portable Document Format | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DWF | Drawing Web Format * | |||||||||||||||||||
| PLT | HP-GL and HPGL/2 * | |||||||||||||||||||
| IGES | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification * | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPEG, JPG | Joint Photographers Expert Group | |||||||||||||||||||
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics | |||||||||||||||||||
| TIFF | Tagged Input File Format | |||||||||||||||||||
| CCITT | TIFF Group IV * | |||||||||||||||||||
| ? | List all output formats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aliases | -f=PDF | |||||||||||||||||||
| -DWF | -f=DWF | |||||||||||||||||||
| -SVG | -f=SVG | |||||||||||||||||||
| -JPG | -f=JPG | |||||||||||||||||||
| -JPEG | -f=JPG | |||||||||||||||||||
| -TIFF | -f=TIF | |||||||||||||||||||
| -TIF | -f=TIF | |||||||||||||||||||
| -GIF | -f=GIF | |||||||||||||||||||
| Use | With all graphic formats | |||||||||||||||||||
| * On Request |
Log File Name
| PARAMETER | LOG |
|---|---|
| Purpose | This parameter defines the log file name. |
| Notes | If this parameter is omitted then messages will only be output to the screen. If this parameter is defined then messages will be output to both the screen (depending on the value of -q (quiet)) and to the log file |
| Example | -log="c:\temp files\my log.log” |
| Use | With all graphic formats |
License Path
| PARAMETER | LICENSE_PATH |
|---|---|
| Purpose | This parameter allows the specification of an alternate location for the License File. The default is to look for the license file in the same directory as the executable followed by the directory where the input file is located. If a valid license is not found then the program runs in demo mode. |
| Example | -LPATH=c:\mystuff |
| Alias | -LPATH |
| Use | With all graphic formats |
Layer Table
| PARAMETER | LT |
|---|---|
| Purpose | This parameter defines the name for an external file with layer status information. The format of the file is defined below. |
| Example | -LT |
| Alias | None |
| Use | With all graphic formats |