DGN (DGN)

DGN (also RDL) is a file format common to Intergraph's MicroStation and Interactive Graphics Design System (IGDS) CAD applications running on Intergraph workstations and PCs.

This file format is not supported in the non-vector toolkits. Read support for this format is provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro toolkit and is unlocked when the Vector features are unlocked.

LEADTOOLS supports DGN versions 1, 2 and 3.

 

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Constant

Read Support

Write Support

Description

FILE_INTERGRAPH_VECTOR

Yes

Yes

[123] Intergraph MicroStation and Interactive Graphics Design.

When DGN files are rasterized, they are 24 BPP.

 

The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:

Object:

Load:

Save:

Arc

Supported

Not Supported. Saved as polyline.

Ellipse

Supported

Not Supported. Saved as polyline.

Lines

Supported

Not Supported. Saved as polyline.

Polygons

Supported

Supported

Polyline

Supported

Supported

Text

Supported

Supported

Ellipse

Supported

Supported

Elliptical Arc

Supported

Not Supported. Saved as polyline.

Circle

Supported

Not Supported. Saved as ellipse.

 

Required DLL: LFDGN. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Related Formats: CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile, CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange FormatDRW - Micrografx Designer DRaWing, DWF - DWF Format, DWG - DWG Format, DXF - Drawing Interchange Format, EMF - Windows Metafile Formats, GBR - Gerber Format, PCL - Printer Command Language Format, PCT - Macintosh Pict Format, PDF - Portable Document Format PDF - Portable Document Format, PLT - PLT / HPGL Format, PS - PostScript Document Format PS - PostScript Document Format, RTF - Rich Text Format RTF - Rich Text Format,PDF - Portable Document Format PDF - Portable Document FormatPS - PostScript Document Format PS - PostScript Document Format, RTF - Rich Text Format RTF - Rich Text Format, SHP - ESRI Shape Format, SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics Format, VEC - LEADTOOLS Vector Dump Format, VPG - WordPerfect Vector Format, WMF - Windows Metafile Formats, WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format, NAP - North American Presentation Layer Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS)