The following table lists the AutoCAD entities tabulated against the corresponding IGES entities they are translated to.
DWG to IGES Conversion Table |
AutoCAD Entity |
IGES Entity |
Type |
Form |
Name |
Point |
|
|
Nothing |
Line |
110 |
0 |
Line |
Circle |
126 |
0 |
Rational B-spline curve |
Arc |
126 |
0 |
Rational B-spline curve |
Ellipse |
126 |
0 |
Rational B-spline curve |
Polyline (lightweight) |
106 |
12 |
Copious data |
2d Polyline |
106 |
12 |
Copious data |
3d Polyline |
106 |
12 |
Copious data |
Polyface mesh |
|
|
Nothing |
Polygon mesh |
|
|
Nothing |
SubD mesh |
110 |
0 |
Line |
Trace |
110 |
0 |
Line |
Solid (2D) |
110 |
0 |
Line |
3D Face |
|
|
Nothing |
Dimensions |
|
|
Nothing |
Leader |
|
|
Nothing |
Mleader |
|
|
Nothing |
Text |
|
|
Nothing |
Mtext |
|
|
Nothing |
Hatch |
110 |
0 |
Line |
Block Reference |
|
|
Treats the block reference as though it was exploded and translates each object within the block separately. |
Surface |
128/144 |
|
Rational B-spline surface, trimmed surface |
3D Solid |
|
|
Treats the 3D solid as though it were exploded to surfaces and translates each surface separately. |
Region |
128/144 |
|
Rational B-spline surface, trimmed surface |
Body |
128/144 |
|
Rational B-spline surface, trimmed surface |
Table |
|
|
Nothing |
FCF |
|
|
Nothing |
OLE |
|
|
Nothing |
Image |
|
|
Nothing |
Xref |
|
|
Nothing |
Mline |
|
|
Nothing |
Xline |
|
|
Nothing |
Ray |
|
|
Nothing |
