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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The DXF/DWG translator provides the ability to specify how character fonts, line styles, and colors map when moving data between NX and AutoCAD.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You use the mapping specifications when you know that a particular font will present the data better in the receiving system. &nbsp;While NX provides a suite of AutoCAD fonts, you may be using your own NX fonts and/or you and your supplier may have agreed on a font that is not one of the standard fonts provided by NX.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Mapping files are simple ASCII files (the formats are described below), normally named with the &lt;.txt&gt; extension. However you can actually name them whatever you want.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The way mapping files are processed minimizes the amount of information you have to provide in them. Only the particular values you want to change need specification in the named mapping file. All other values use the standard mappings provided with the product.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Comments can be included in all mapping files by preceding them with an exclamation point (!). You can add white space to improve readability.</p>
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