AutoXchange 2026 Technical Documentation

Orientation

Orientation Parameters
Parameter NameJSON NamePurpose
ORNTOrientationOrientation
ROTRotationRotation
LANDSCAPELandscapeOrientation
PORTRAITPortraitOrientation
SAVEDWGSaveDwgSave as DWG
UNUnitsUnits

Orientation

PARAMETERORNT
PurposeThis parameter defines whether the output will be in landscape or portrait orientation.
Values-1: Calculate best fit
0: Landscape
1: Portrait
Example-ORNT 1
JSON{“Orientation” : “Portrait”}
Alias-R n
-LANDSCAPE: -R 0
-PORTRAIT: -R 1
UseWith all graphic formats

Landscape

PARAMETERLANDSCAPE
PurposeThis parameter forces the output to be in landscape (horizontal) orientation.
Example-landscape
JSON{“Landscape” : “”}
UseWith all graphic formats

Portrait

PARAMETERPORTRAIT
PurposeThis parameter forces the output to be in portrait (vertical) orientation.
Example-portrait
JSON{“Portrait” : “”}
UseWith all graphic formats
Rotation
PARAMETERROT
PurposeThis parameter defines the rotation to be applied to PDF and HPGL drawings
Example-ROT=90
JSON{“Rotation” : 90}
Alias-RO
UseWith PDF and HPGL output formats

Save DWG

PARAMETERSAVEDWG
PurposeThis parameter forces the converter to save the intermediate file created after the source file has been read. So, for instance, it would be a DWG version of a DGN file. The output dwg file name will be the normal output file name with the suffix “.dwg” appended. So, “test.dwg” converted to PDF would result in an intermediate file being created as “test.pdf.dwg”.
Example-SAVEDWG
JSON{“SaveDwg” : true}
AliasNone
UseWith all graphic formats

Units

PARAMETERUN
PurposeThese parameters control the units defined in DWF drawings
ValuesIN:  Inches
F:   Feet
Y:   Yards
MI:  Miles (also MILE)
MM: Millimeters
CM: Centimeters
M:    Meters (also MT, METER and METRE)
NoteIf only A or US is used, then Drawing Size Mode is ignored
Example-UN=IN
JSON{“Units” : “Mile”}
Alias-INCH:
-INCHES-UN=IN
-FOOT-UN=F
-FEET-UN=F
-YARD-UN=Y
-YARDS-UN=Y
-MILE-UN=MI
-MILES-UN=MI
-MM-UN=MM
-METER-UN=M
-METRE-UN=M
-METERS-UN=M
-METRES-UN=M
UseWith all graphic formats
Last updated on 27 Jan 2022
Published on 15 May 2020