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Other Stuff => Other Topics => Topic started by: jhadhar65 on August 11, 2009, 09:19:45 pm
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Does anyone know of an affordable (or free) graphics program out there that outputs in .dwg format? I looked at CorelDRAW, but I'm not putting out $450 for it. It's probably well worth it, but my list of things I need that cost $450, which I don't have anyway, is already too long. Did I mention I'd be really interested in freeware?
Oh, and if it's free, that's even better!
EDIT: I think I may have found it: http://www.opendwg.org/
EDIT AGAIN: Maybe not. I think that's more than I'm prepared to tackle.
I'm trying to render my own control panels and this is the file format some of those makers need. Any other ideas I might consider?
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Visio can save in dwg format. Does that help?
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A lot of guys on the CNC forum are using google sketch up. I am pretty sure the free version can read dwg, not sure about writing it though. Ifs its a one time thing, feel free so sen me whatever you have and I can convert it, I have a lot of graphic tools.
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>Visio can save in dwg format.
No kidding???? I didn't know that!! I'll play around with that today... Thanks Steve!!!
...and thanks TON!!! I've got Visio, so I'll play around with that and see how it works for me.
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Visio can save in dwg format. Does that help?
Sorta...... You lose layer properties and the occasional line here & there. It does not transpose TT fonts but rather it gives you a generic (for lack of the correct term) font.
....... Sheesh...... I'm thinking about when you save as a dxf which is a very similar animal. I don't think I've saved as a dwg but I know I've opened dwg architectural files files with Visio and had boiler plates and headers appear as big black splotches.
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Oh a little trick with visio on DXF (it might apply to DWG) - make sure your layer names do not have any spaces. Otherwise they might get lost in the translation.