Is there any conversion utility ? Thanks
DWG is AutoCAD's native file type. No conversion required, unless you are talking about converting versions of DWG.
Well i got one drawing in dwg format but it won't open in AutoCAD, don't know which version it is. I guess DXF can be opened for sure in AutoCAD?
Dakky - It might be that the DWG file you are trying to open was saved by a more recent version than your version of AutoCAD. Download the free DWG TrueConvert from the Autodesk site to convert the file to a version you can use. It might be a defective file, but this way you'll know. Alas, there's no guarantee with DXF files, either. A lot of programs do have a DXF export option, but all too often upon trying to open them you get an error message like "Invalid data in line 352345." You can open the DXF file in a text editor and go to line 352345 and delete the offending entity and try again, but it's kind of a crap shoot. Good hunting. -Bill ============= Dakky wrote: ....
As others have said, AutoCAD works in DWG. I'm guessing that you have a file that is newer than your version of AutoCAD. AutoCAD 14 could not open AutoCAD 2000 files, even though they are both "dwg". Similarly, AutoCAD 2000 cannot open AutoCAD 2002 (or is it 2003?). -- Steven M - (remove wax and invalid to reply) "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm; and that three or more are called a congress." -- John Adams, in the musical "1776."
Autodesk has a product that will convert one version of a dwg to another. Here is a link to the download http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=6703438&siteID=123112 Snippet from their site: "DWG TrueViewâ„¢ Use this FREE* download to accurately view, plot, and publish authentic DWG and DWF files. And now, DWG TrueView incorporates all the functionality of DWG TrueConvert. This means you can translate any AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based drawing file for compatibility with AutoCAD Release 14 through AutoCAD 2008." Hope this helps. Matt worland www.mattworland.com
The state_id pulldown menu is a no-op. I tried to manually edit the html and run it locally and the subsequent page it links to ain't there either. Either they are discontinuing or upgrading. I had downloaded the DWGTrueConvert a while back to my ISP but it was too big and I had to delete it before moving it to my own machine. THen when I tried to get it again, this problem appeared. - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}--- [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards] [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Remorse begets zeal] [Windows is for Bimbos]
Well, sapra-sapra-surprise! some web surfing yielded a link past their malfunctioning pull-down-state-menu cerberus: http://download.autodesk.com/global/DWGTrueConvert/DWGTrueConvert.exe Good grief! The number of knotted knickers (call them "periskelidoblexians" in Greek to really confuse them) on this planet who feel their only importance derives from being able to make others miserable! - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}--- [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards] [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Remorse begets zeal] [Windows is for Bimbos]
