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.dxf

Drawing Exchange Format

Dedicated renderer

Format facts

MIME type
image/vnd.dxf
Apple UTI
public.dxf
Stock Quick Look
shown as plain text
Planned approach (census)
special-renderer
Icon hint
generic-icon
Prevalence
common

Renderer note (from the census)

parse HEADER and ENTITIES sections to draw lines

Gotchas: AutoCAD text/binary