File Header Options
- Last UpdatedNov 27, 2025
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DXF files may have full AutoCAD headers and Z-coordinates in the ENTITIES section. Example commands are:
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PLOT SHEE DXF /SHEET1.DXF ACAD ZCOOR |
- include AutoCAD headers and Z-coordinates |
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PLOT SHEE DXF /SHEET1.DXF CADC ZCOOR |
- as above, but use AVEVA header |
If no header type is specified, the brief AVEVA header is assumed. If the ACAD option is used, then the DXF file produced will contain a header, which is defined in file acadxf.hdr in the PDMS executable directory (as defined by global variable PDMSEXE).
File acadxf.hdr must contain, as a minimum, the following:
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HEADER section (terminated by an ENDSEC keyword)
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TABLES section (terminated by an ENDSEC keyword)
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BLOCK section (optional) - (terminated by an ENDSEC keyword)
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ENTITIES section (optional) - Unterminated
If the ZCOORD option is used, the DXF file produced will contain Z-coordinates of value 0.000 (that means, code 30 entries) in the $EXTMIN and $EXTMAX parameters in the header section, and in polyline vertices and TEXT entities.