| Format introduction | DWG is a proprietary binary file format used for storing two- and three- dimensional design data and metadata. It is the native format for several CAD packages including DraftSight, AutoCAD, IntelliCAD, Caddie and Open Design Alliance compliant applications. In addition, DWG is supported non-natively by many other CAD applications. | TIFF is a computer file format for storing raster graphics images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry and photographers. The TIFF format is widely supported by image-manipulation applications, by publishing and page layout applications, and by scanning, faxing, word processing, optical character recognition and other applications. |
| Technical details | DWG contains all the pieces of information a user enters, such as: Designs, Geometric data, Maps, Photos. The .dwg file format is one of the most commonly used design data formats, found in nearly every design environment. The DWG technology environment contains the capability to mold, render, draw, annotate, and measure. | A TIFF file, for example, can be a container holding JPEG (lossy) and PackBits (lossless) compressed images. A TIFF file also can include a vector-based clipping path (outlines, croppings, image frames). The ability to store image data in a lossless format makes a TIFF file a useful image archive. |
| File extension | .dwg, .dws, .dwt | .tiff, .tif |
| MIME | application/acad, application/x-acad, application/autocad_dwg, image/x-dwg | image/tiff, image/tiff-fx |
| Developed by | Autodesk | Adobe Systems |
| Type of format | Computer-aided design | Image file format |
| Associated programs | AutoCAD, OpenDWG, LibreDWG | Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer, Corel PaintShop, GIMP, ACDSee, Adobe Photoshop |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format |