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AutoCAD can be used to export flat 2-D pieces to plate-processing machines. It is not able to export files for 3-D shapes such as angles, beams, channels, etc. AutoCAD can export both DWG and DXF files, which is perfect for plates.
Once you've created a DXFIMPORT COMPLIANT AUTOCAD file, you can then import that file via the DXFImport Utility (optional).