View and Size Processing

View and Size Processing Parameters
model	ModelSpace
last	Last Saved View
view	Specific View
paper	First PaperSpace View
basic	ModelSpace and all Views
BN	BlockName
A or US	Drawing Size
EXTENTS	Extents
HEIGHT	Height
WIDTH	Width
LAY	Layout Name
SIZE	Size
SP	Drawing Space Mode
VW	Views
IB	Ignoring AutoCAD-Blocks

Model

PARAMETER	Model
Purpose	Selects the Model Space of the Input drawing
Example	-model
JSON	{“SpaceMode”: “Model”}
Alias	See View section
Use	DWG/DXF/DGN Only

Last

PARAMETER	Last
Purpose	Converts the last saved view.
Example	-last
JSON	{“SpaceMode”: “Last”}
Alias	See View section
Use	DWG/DXF/DGN Only

View

PARAMETER	View
Purpose	Converts a named paperspace view
Example	-view=“my view”
JSON	{“View”: “My View”}
Alias	-vn=“my view”, See View section
Use	DWG/DXF/DGN Only

Paper

PARAMETER	Paper
Purpose	Converts the first paperspace Layout in the drawing
Example	-paper
JSON	{“SpaceMode”: “Paper”}
Alias	See View section
Use	DWG/DXF/DGN Only

Basic

PARAMETER	Basic
Purpose	Converts the the modelspace and all layout views
Example	-basic
JSON	{“SpaceMode”: “Basic”}
Alias	See View section
Use	DWG/DXF/DGN Only

Block Name

PARAMETER	BLOCKNAME
Purpose	If the block named by this parameter is processed, then the AutoCAD Handle is output on the SVG Group (<g>) command using the tag “cvjs:handle”.
Example	-BN=THISBLOCK
JSON	{“BlockName”: “ThisBlock”}
Alias	-BN
Use	SVG Only

Drawing Size

PARAMETER	A or US
Purpose	These parameters control the output drawing size for PDF documents.
Values	A: 0: A0 to 5: A5
	US: A: ANSI A to E: ANSI E
Note	If only A or US is used, then Drawing Size Mode is ignored
Example	-A=2
JSON	{“DIN”: “A0”} {“ANSI”: “A”} {“ARCH”: “A”}
Alias	-A0: DIN A0
	-A1: DIN A1
	-A2: DIN A2
	-A3: DIN A3
	-A4: DIN A4
	-A5: DIN A5
	-UA: ANSI A
	-UB: ANSI B
	-UC: ANSI C
	-UD: ANSI D
	-UE: ANSI E
Use	With all graphic formats

Extents

PARAMETER	EXTENTS
Purpose	This parameter forces the entire extents (all of the graphics) in the current “space” (Model Space or Paper Space) to be converted, not just the graphics in the current view.
Example	-EXTENTS
JSON	{“EXTENTS”: “TRUE”} {“EXTENTS”: true}
Alias	None
Use	With all graphic formats

Height

PARAMETER	HEIGHT
Purpose	This parameter sets the height of the output drawing. The size is given in the default units of the output format (pixels for SVG and points (1/72nd of an inch) for PDF).
Example	-HEIGHT 792
JSON	{“Height”: “792”} {“Height”: 792}
Alias	-HGT
Use	With all graphic formats
Note	The drawing width is not affected

Layout Name

PARAMETER	LAY
Purpose	This parameter controls which Paperspace Layout is converted. The default is “Layout1”.
Notes	The Layout must exist in the drawing or nothing will be converted and an error message will be output. If a Layout Name is listed, Paperspace Mode will be automatically selected.
Example	-LAY=Layout30
JSON	{“Layout”: “Layout30”}
Alias	-LAYOUT
Use	With all graphic formats

Size

PARAMETER	SIZE
Purpose	This parameter sets both the height and the width of the output drawing to the same value. The size is given in the default units of the output format (pixels for SVG and points (1/72nd of an inch) for PDF).
Example	-SIZE 792
JSON	{“Size”: “792”} {“Size”: 792}
Alias	-SZ
Use	With all graphic formats

Space Mode

PARAMETER	SP[ACE]
Purpose	This parameter controls whether the Paperspace or Modelspace portion of the AutoCAD drawing is converted.
Values	0 – Last Saved View
	1 – Modelspace
	2 – Paperspace
	L[AST] – Last Saved View
	M[ODEL] – Modelspace
	P[APER] – Paperspace
Note	If Layout Name (-L) is used, then Space Mode is ignored. If Space Mode is set to Paperspace without using the Layout Name command, then “Layout1” is used as the Layout Name.
Example	-SP=1
	-SP=M
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“Model”}
Alias	-LAST – Last Saved View
	-MODEL – Modelspace
	-PAPER – Paperspace
Use	With all graphic formats

Views

PARAMETER	VIEW
Purpose	This parameter controls which Modelspace View is converted.
Notes	The View must exist in the drawing or nothing will be converted and an error message will be output
Example	-VIEW=Model1
JSON	{“View”: “Model1”}
Alias	-VN
Use	With all graphic formats

The following define the modes for the multiple view conversions:

VIEW NAME COMMAND	PARAMETER ALIAS
-VN=ALL	-all	Convert all views including ModelSpace, PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpaceViews plus Paperspace default and Last Saved View
-VN=BASIC	-basic	Convert ModelSpace and all Layouts Views
-VN=NOLAST	-nolast	Convert all views including ModelSpace, PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpace Views plus Paperspace default but not Last Saved View
-VN=ALLPAPER	-allpaper	Converts all PaperSpace Layouts plus PaperSpace default
-VN=ALLMODEL	-allmodel	Converts all ModelSpace Views plus ModelSpace
-VN=VIEWSONLY	-viewsonly	Converts all ModelSpace Views but not ModelSpace
-VN=LAYOUTSONLY	-layoutsonly	Converts all PaperSpace Layouts but not PaperSpace default
-VN=FIRSTLAYOUT	-firstlayout	Converts the first PaperSpace Layout only

Multiple View Conversion

The following define the modes for the multiple view conversions:

VIEW NAME COMMAND	PARAMETER ALIAS
-VN=ALL	-all	Convert all views including ModelSpace, PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpaceViews plus Paperspace default and Last Saved View
-VN=BASIC	-basic	Convert all views except ModelSpace, so PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpace Views
-VN=NOLAST	-nolast	Convert all views including ModelSpace, PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpace Views plus Paperspace default but not Last Saved View
-VN=ALLPAPER	-allpaper	Converts all PaperSpace Layouts plus PaperSpace default
-VN=ALLMODEL	-allmodel	Converts all ModelSpace Views plus ModelSpace
-VN=VIEWSONLY	-viewsonly	Converts all ModelSpace Views but not ModelSpace
-VN=LAYOUTSONLY	-layoutsonly	Converts all PaperSpace Layouts but not PaperSpace default
-VN=*FIRSTLAYOUT"	-firstlayout	Converts the first PaperSpace Layout only

All

PARAMETER	ALL
Purpose	This parameter forces all views including ModelSpace, PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpaceViews plus Paperspace default and Last Saved View to be converted.
Example	-all
Alias	-VN=ALL
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“All”}
Use	With all graphic formats

Basic

PARAMETER	BASIC
Purpose	This parameter forces conversion of all views except ModelSpace, so PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpace Views are converted.
Example	-basic
Alias	-VN=BASIC
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“Basic”}
Use	With all graphic formats

NoLast

PARAMETER	NOLAST
Purpose	This parameter forces conversion of all views including ModelSpace, PaperSpace Layouts and ModelSpace Views plus Paperspace default but not Last Saved View.
Example	-nolast
Alias	-VN=NOLAST
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“NoLast”}
Use	With all graphic formats

AllPaper

PARAMETER	ALLPAPER
Purpose	This parameter forces all PaperSpace Layouts plus PaperSpace default to be converted.
Example	-allpaper
Alias	-VN=ALLPAPER
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“AllPaper”}
Use	With all graphic formats

AllModel

PARAMETER	ALLMODEL
Purpose	This parameter forces all ModelSpace Views plus ModelSpace default to be converted.
Example	-allmodel
Alias	-VN=ALLMODEL
JSON	{“SpaceMode”: “AllModel”}
Use	With all graphic formats

LayoutsOnly

PARAMETER	LAYOUTSONLY
Purpose	This parameter forces all PaperSpace Layouts but not PaperSpace default to be converted.
Example	-layoutsonly
Alias	-VN=LAYOUTSONLY
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“LayoutsOnly”}
Use	With all graphic formats

ViewsOnly

PARAMETER	VIEWSONLY
Purpose	This parameter forces all ModelSpace Views but not ModelSpace default to be converted.
Example	-viewsonly
Alias	-VN=VIEWSONLY
JSON	{“SpaceMode”:“ViewsOnly”}
Use	With all graphic formats

FirstLayout

PARAMETER	FIRSTLAYOUT
Purpose	This parameter converts the first PaperSpace Layout only.
Example	-first
Alias	-VN=FIRSTLAYOUT
JSON	{“SpaceMode”,“FirstLayer”}
Use	With all graphic formats

Width

PARAMETER	WIDTH
Purpose	This parameter sets the width of the output drawing. The size is given in the default units of the output format (pixels for SVG and points (1/72nd of an inch) for PDF).
Example	-WIDTH 792
JSON	{“Width”:“792”} {“Width”:792}
Alias	-WID
Use	With all graphic formats
Note	The drawing height is not affected.

Ignore Blocks

PARAMETER	Ignore Blocks
Purpose	Because AutoCAD Blocks tend to be placed on the special layer, 0, decluttering by simply turning layers off is not always sufficient. The Ignore Blocks (IB, BO, IGNORE_BLOCK[S]) parameter allows you to turn off processing of individual types of blocks. Block Names are seperated by a semi-colon.
Example	-IB=“WOODEN” , -IB=“WOODEN;CEMENT;HEAD”
JSON	{“IgnoreBlocks”: “WOODEN;CEMENT;HEAD”}
Alias	-IGNORE_BLOCK[S], -BO
Use	With DWG/DXF Input Only

Last updated on 26 Sep 2022
Published on 22 Mar 2020