DGNEXPORT Conversion Table
The following table lists the DGN objects and features that are supported for export,
and notes on the scope of the translation.
| DWG to DGN Conversion Table | ||
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD | MicroStation |
Notes |
| Geometric Objects | Geometric Elements | The following DWG objects are translated into DGN elements: line, xline, ray, polyline, arc, circle, spline (NURBS), ellipse, elliptical arc, point, donut, mline, hatch (including gradient fills), and wipeout. Variable width polylines maintain only their starting width when translated into SmartLines. |
|
Layers |
Levels |
Invalid DWG characters in layer names are converted to spaces. |
| Colors | Colors |
Colors are matched as closely as possible. Colors set with the ACI (AutoCAD Color |
| Linetypes | Line Styles |
Custom linetypes are unsupported and could produce unexpected results. |
|
Blocks |
Cells |
Blocks are exported as shared cells. Dynamic blocks are also exported as cells and |
| Single-line Text Objects, Multiline Text Objects, Text Styles | Text, Text Nodes, Text Styles | The visual integrity of multiline text is maintained. However, if exported multiline text objects are edited in MicroStation, the formatting is lost. TrueType and SHX fonts in AutoCAD are exported to MicroStation V7 as Engineering. |
| Tables | Tables | Table objects are exported as cell elements composed of lines and text. |
| Fields | Fields | In general, fields are translated as static text. The exceptions are fields that behave identically in both products. This includes the Date fields CreateDate, SaveDate, and PlotDate, and the Document property fields Author, Filename, and Filesize. NOTE:
Use the MicroStation Key-in utility to update text containing fields (field update |
| Dimensions, Dimension Styles | Dimensions, Dimension Styles | The size, spacing, style, and shape of dimensions may vary slightly. Dimension associativity is maintained whenever possible, and the correct dimension values are always maintained. |
| Raster Images | Raster Images | These image file types are supported: .bmp, .cal, .tif, .png, .tga, .jpg, .gif, .rlc, .bil, and .pcx. All other image file types are discarded. |
| DWG References | DGN References | Depending on the export option specified, all referenced DWG files, including nested DWG references, are either converted into DGN files, combined into a single DGN file as cells, or discarded. NOTE:
MicroStation V7 does not support nested references to references that are merged into |
| DWG Model | DGN Design Model | The model in a DWG file is converted into a DGN file. |
| DWG Layout | DGN Sheet Model |
When exporting to V8, any initialized layouts are converted into sheet models in the V7 only supports one model. For V7, several DGN files can be exported: one for the |
| AEC Objects | AEC objects are not supported. Use the EXPORTTOAUTOCAD command to convert AEC objects to basic AutoCAD objects before exporting to DGN. |
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