Add your file (you can add more than one) to the DWG convert window.Ģ.

Since DWG Trueview 2010 Autodesk has included DWG Convert within DWG Trueview. With Autodesk DWG Trueview 2014,20 DWG Convert can be found on the quick access toolbar or on the Home tab of the Ribbon as shown in Figure 2.Ĭonverting a file can be completed in 3 simple steps as shown in Figure 3.ġ. I bet it’s safe to say we can expect a file format change in March of 2016.Ī few years ago some of us remember Autodesk had a separate program named DWG True Convert. The purpose of that was to simply convert.

Table 1 shows the File format the the AutoCAD Release that is compatible with that format. dwg file format and older versions of the software are incompatible with the new versions. DWG files but what people do not realize that it also contains a built in drawing convert program.įigure 1: DWG Trueview 2016 Splash screenĪpproximately every three years AutoCAD changes the.

Then I ask the user “Have you ever tried DWG TrueView?” They usually seemed puzzled as DWG Trueview has been labeled as a drawing viewer for. As a CAD Designer/Manager (the older guy in the office) I frequently get the request saying “Sam, can you convert this drawing I don’t have AutoCAD 2016?” My answer is simple, “Sure, I can do that”.

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