AutoCAD Articles & Reference

A list of file extensions and what they are used for and what they mean. Written by Allan, Jan 2004 Revised April 2006 .CUI XML based menu file new for AutoCAD 2006, superseeds older menu files. .MNU Template menu file. (This is where we code from) .MNC Compiled menu file. This binary file contains the command strings and menu syntax that defines the functionality and … [Read more...] about AutoCAD File Extensions – Section 2 Menus

A list of file extensions and what they are used for and what they mean. Written by Allan, Jan 2004 .PC3 New for AutoCAD 2000, the PC3 is the Plot Control Parameter file. The PC3 file is the master control file for plotter configurations. .PC2 For release 14, the PC2 is the Plot Control Parameter file. .PCP For before release 13 the PCP is the Plot Control Parameter … [Read more...] about AutoCAD File Extensions – Section 5 Plotting / Printing

A list of file extensions and what they are used for and what they mean. Written by Allan, Jan 2004 .FMP Font Mapping Table. AutoCAD comes with a default font mapping table in the acad.fmp file in the Support folder. You can edit this file using any ASCII text editor. You also can specify a different font mapping table file in the Options dialog box, or you can specify the font … [Read more...] about AutoCAD File Extensions – Section 4 Tables and Libraries

A list of file extensions and what they are used for and what they mean. Written by Allan, Jan 2004 .FAS Fast loading AutoLISP file. Or a complied AutoLISP file. These types of files cannot be viewed with a text editor. .LSP AutoLISP file. Can be viewed and edited with a text editor .DCL Dialog Control Language description file. This can give AutoLISP files a nice dialog box … [Read more...] about AutoCAD File Extensions – Section 3 Programming

A list of file extensions and what they are used for and what they mean. Written by Allan, Jan 2004 .DWG This is the standard file format for saving vectors in AutoCAD. It contains the drawing. Older version AutoCAD's cannot read newer version AutoCAD drawing formats. It is wise not to assume recipients of your drawings have your AutoCAD version. .DST Drawing Sheet Set data … [Read more...] about AutoCAD File Extensions – Section 1 Vector and Raster

(8 may 2003) You may have seen this type of control codes: { fTahoma|b0|i0|c0|p34}. style='font-family:Arial'> What do they mean? Prefix What it does f Sets the font name (TT or SHX) b Switches 'bold' on (1) or off (0) i Switches 'italic' on (1) or off (0) c Sets code page (0=no, 2=symbols; 234=EE; etc.) p Sets font pitch and family … [Read more...] about What are the font control characters in MTEXT?