convert 2013 to 2007
convert 2013 to 2007
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I have a customer who forgets to back-save the models and drawings from 2013 to 2008 which I use. I need a good, but simple, converter program. I tried Autocad's own DWG TrueView but it was very difficult to download and install. I have done this a lot in other programs, and I wasn't prepared for the level of difficulty there would be. I finally got the files converted but I would like to find something else. Please let me know if you are using one you like.
Frank
Frank
Frank Reid
Reid Engineering Services of Utah





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Frank Reid
Reid Engineering Services of Utah
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Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz www.cadforum.cz
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Since I had not moved on from 2008 with my toolbars on all four sides and didn't want to work in the later, Vista-based, ribbon-at-the-top programs, I just wanted a simple conversion utility. I thought maybe there would be a free and simple backward converter to do this. I downloaded the TrueView program but it would require a learning curve - I never found a Save function after clicking on Convert DWG.
That was when I realized I had used DraftSight for other things and could easily use it for this, too. All it required was to open the drawing, SaveAs, and close it. Yes, I'm aware of the warning message from Autodesk about files not being saved by an "official" product but that goes away after a "Save As" in my Autocad.
Thanks for your help.
Frank Reid
Frank Reid
Reid Engineering Services of Utah
RE: convert 2013 to 2007
The DWG Trueview conversion function offers batch operation - just click the Convert button, no need to Save separately.
As for DraftSight or other clones: the problem is not in the warning, the problem is in not using the real DWG file format - so the contents of your drawing may be incomplete or inaccurate. Try e.g. to open the Budweiser.dwg test file from www.cadstudio.cz/budweiser
Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz www.cadforum.cz