enterprise graphics

The collection of graphic files that are generated from CAD drawings by the ARCHIBUS Smart Client Extension for AutoCAD or DWG Editor or Revit programs for use in:

Web Central views, including GIS map views
Smart Client Web views
ARCHIBUS mobile apps

By generating enterprise graphics from your CAD drawings, you make the drawings available throughout the entire enterprise via Web Central, Smart Client, or mobile apps.

When an AutoCAD user publishes a CAD drawing as an enterprise graphic, the system generates the following files:

svg (scalable vector file): This file is an XML file that combines background data and intelligent data in one file. These files are useful for creating graphics for mobile devices, as SVG graphics do not lose quality if they are zoomed or resized. This is also used in some Web Central views.
swf (Flash): This file stores your background facility lines, such as walls, doors, and windows
emf (Metafile): These files are used in paginated reports instead of the .SWF files
json (.JSON.zlib file): This file contains the ARCHIBUS asset data, such as room boundaries and their primary key information for a room asset file. For use with enhanced map views.
kml -- Create files that are suitable for use with enhanced map views using Google Maps and Google Earth.

The files are stored in the projects folder, such as /ARCHIBUS/projects/hq/graphics.