The DWF format includes complex metadata from the original design and can also be used to add mark-ups and comments. They can also hide certain design elements if needed.ĭWF files allow any user to view drawings in an open format. Creators can share multi-page designs in a single file.
Today, DWF files are versatile for both 2D and 3D drawings and models - making them a handy collaboration tool in industries ranging from architecture to product design.ĭWF files have various specific uses for different industries.ĭWFs simplify, reduce and compress CAD files so they can be shared with people who don’t necessarily have specialist design software. The updated name Design Web Format references this wider usage. DWFs were initial created purely for AutoCAD drawings, but later adapted for other design programmes too.
Introduced under the name Drawing Web Format in 1995, the format was a way of sharing design files (such as DWG files), which were previously only available on AutoCAD systems.
