Add Resource Table Entries¶

All resources require a unique name in their category (names are case-insensitive).

Layer¶

A layer in a DXF document is a category that controls visual properties (like color and linetype) for associated entities. It acts like a grouping tag, not a container.

Add a new layer to a DXF document:

doc.layers.add("MY_NEW_LAYER", color=1, linetype="DASHED")

DXF entities reference layers, but layers themselves don’t directly contain entities. Instead, each entity has a dxf.layer attribute that specifies the layer by name it belongs to.

ezdxf.sections.table.LayerTable.add()

Linetype¶

The linetype defines the rendering pattern of linear graphical entities like LINE, ARC, CIRCLE and so on.

Add a new linetype to a DXF document:

doc.linetypes.add("DOTTED", pattern=[0.2, 0.0, -0.2])

ezdxf.sections.table.LinetypeTable.add()

Text Style¶

The text style defines the rendering font for text based entities like TEXT, ATTRIB and MTEXT.

Add a new text style to a DXF document:

doc.styles.add("ARIAL", font="arial.ttf")

ezdxf.sections.table.TextstyleTable.add()

Dimension Style¶

The dimension style defines the initial properties for the DIMENSION entity.

Add a new dimension style to a DXF document:

doc.dimstyles.add("EZDXF")

ezdxf.sections.table.DimStyleTable.add()

AppID¶

The XDATA section of DXF entities is grouped by AppIDs and these ids require an entry in the AppIDTable otherwise the DXF file in invalid (for AutoCAD):

doc.appids.add("EZDXF")

ezdxf.sections.table.AppIDTable.add()