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DGN (Bentley MicroStation DGN)
- DGN (Design): The DGN format is not as prevalent as the AutoCAD formats but remains a critical format for large engineering projects that use CAD data, is the name used for CAD file formats compatible with Bentley Systems MicroStation.
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Quick overview
- Purpose: Unknown
- Data type: vector
- Type of format: CAD
- Multi-file format: Yes
- File type: binary
- File extension(s): .dgn
- Originally developed by: MicroStation (2003?)
- Technical description/Specification/Schema: n.a.
- License: Unknown
- Regulated by: Unknown
- Status: proprietary
- Sample file(s): DGN sample files
- Consumable by:
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Introduction
DGN (design) is the name used for CAD file formats supported by Bentley Systems, MicroStation and Intergraph's Interactive Graphics Design System (IGDS) CAD programs.[1] The DGN format is used in construction projects, including buildings, highways, bridges, process plants, shipbuilding. DGN is a competing format to Autodesk's DWG.
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