translating autocadd files

[Lester Tobias]

Does anyone have suggestions on translating large autocadd files? So far my steps are 1. save in autocadd 2010, explode all blocks, and on occasion delete all info that I do not need.

There has to be a more elegant solution.

Thanks.

Lester Tobias

[Matt_A]

have you looked at this?


https://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/o ... _converter

[Accuplan]

I too am trying to open DXF or DWG files in Powercadd.
I know how to save them to DXF/DWG but not open those files.

[patrickm]

I too am trying to open DXF or DWG files in Powercadd.
I know how to save them to DXF/DWG but not open those files.

If you drag the DXF or DWG file to your PC icon, they should open. If they don’t open, they are probably a newer (unsupported) version. You can use ODAFileConverter to convert those unopenable files to a supported DWG or DXF version. ODCFC is located in your OC application folder someplace (if I remember correctly). I normally convert problematic files to DXF 2010, which PC can open.

[bellarchitect]

You can also try this:

Re: UPDATED DWG translator
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Post by rjpotter » Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:42 am

ODA File Converter is easy to use and saves DWGs etc to a format PCadd can open.

PC 9.1.11 includes ODA in the Utilities folder.

We usually select R12 Binary DXF for the output.