dxfwrite 1.2.1 documentation

Welcome! This is the documentation for dxfwrite 1.2.1, last updated Dec 23, 2017.

A Python library to create DXF R12 drawings.

usage:

from dxfwrite import DXFEngine as dxf

drawing = dxf.drawing('test.dxf')
drawing.add_layer('LINES')
drawing.add(dxf.line((0, 0), (1, 0), color=7, layer='LINES'))
drawing.save()

First create a Drawing, then create various drawing entities by DXFEngine and add them to the drawing with the Drawing.add() method. Layers, Textstyles, Linetypes, Views and Viewports were also created by the DXFEngine factory.

Contents

• Drawing
• DXFEngine
• HEADER Section
• DXFTypes
• LAYER
• TEXTSTYLE
• LINETYPE
• LINEPATTERN
• VIEW
• VIEWPORT (Table Entry)

DXF R12 Entities

• ARC
• ATTDEF
• ATTRIB
• BLOCK
• CIRCLE
• FACE3D (3DFACE)
• INSERT
• LINE
• POINT
• POLYLINE
• POLYMESH
• POLYFACE
• SHAPE
• SOLID
• TRACE
• TEXT
• VIEWPORT (Entity)

Composite Entities

• MText
• Insert2
• LinearDimension
• AngularDimension
• ArcDimension
• RadialDimension
• Rectangle
• Table
• Ellipse
• Spline
• Bezier
• Clothoid

Howtos

• Document Management
• Shapes Management
• Blocks Management
• Paper space (Layout)

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page

Document License

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