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Name AutoCAD Design Web Format(DWFx)
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/977
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Description DWFx is the newest version of the AutoCAD Design Web Format (DWF). DWFx is based on the XML Paper Specification (XPS). DWF and DWFx are compressed file formats which can be suitable for distributing over the Internet for review. You can export a single drawing or publish multiple drawings and sheet sets into a DWF or DWFx file.
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Related file formats Has priority over Open XML Paper Specification  
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Developed by Autodesk
Supported by Autodesk
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 03 Feb 2017
Source description This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later.
Last updated 03 Feb 2017
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