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In surveying, we called "the world file" the georeferenced portion of a file. It tells the GIS or mapping software where the file is located and at what scale to display it at.

If a CAD drawing/file is georeferenced, it means this location and scale data is embedded in it and can be used to place its contents on the map appropriately.

DXF file: older/simpler/smaller files, created by Autodesk, open source, cannot contain this georeferenced data

DWG file: bigger files, also created by Autodesk, proprietary, primarily made for AutoCAD, can contain georeferenced information

In surveying, we called "the world file" the georeferenced portion of a file. It tells the GIS or mapping software where the file is located and at what scale to display it at.

If a CAD drawing/file is georeferenced, it means this location and scale data is embedded in it and can be used to place its contents on the map appropriately.

DXF file: older/simpler/smaller files, created by Autodesk, open source, cannot contain this georeferenced data (so manual placement is needed)

DWG file: bigger files, also created by Autodesk, proprietary, primarily made for AutoCAD, can contain georeferenced information

In surveying, we called "the world file" the georeferenced portion of a CAD file. It's a simple few lines of text that tells the GIS or mapping software where the drawing is located and at what scale to display it at.

If a CAD drawing/file is georeferenced, it means this location and scale data is embedded in it and can be used to place its contents on the map appropriately.

DXF file: older/simpler/smaller files, created by Autodesk, open source, cannot contain this georeferenced data

DWG file: bigger files, also created by Autodesk, proprietary, primarily made for AutoCAD, can contain georeferenced information.

In surveying, we called "the world file" the georeferenced portion of a file. It tells the GIS or mapping software where the file is located and at what scale to display it at.

If a CAD drawing/file is georeferenced, it means this location and scale data is embedded in it and can be used to place its contents on the map appropriately.

DXF file: older/simpler/smaller files, created by Autodesk, open source, cannot contain this georeferenced data

DWG file: bigger files, also created by Autodesk, proprietary, primarily made for AutoCAD, can contain georeferenced information

In surveying, we called "the world file" the georeferenced portion of a CAD file. It's a simple few lines of text that tells the GIS or mapping software where the drawing is located and at what scale to display it at.

If a CAD drawing/file is georeferenced, it means this location and scale data is embedded in it and can be used to place its contents on the map appropriately.

DXF file: older/simpler/smaller files, created by Autodesk, open source, cannot contain this georeferenced data

DWG file: bigger files, also created by Autodesk, proprietary, primarily made for AutoCAD, can contain georeferenced information

Hope this helps

In surveying, we called "the world file" the georeferenced portion of a CAD file. It's a simple few lines of text that tells the GIS or mapping software where the drawing is located and at what scale to display it at.

If a CAD drawing/file is georeferenced, it means this location and scale data is embedded in it and can be used to place its contents on the map appropriately.

DXF file: older/simpler/smaller files, created by Autodesk, open source, cannot contain this georeferenced data

DWG file: bigger files, also created by Autodesk, proprietary, primarily made for AutoCAD, can contain georeferenced information.