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What are the file formats used in autoCAD design?

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Question added by Salma Fakih , Architect , -
Date Posted: 2016/08/15
Intisar Ul Hassan
by Intisar Ul Hassan , Process Engineer , Masood Textile Mill

.dxf and .dwg are the formats used in AutoCAD.

mohamed rabie
by mohamed rabie , site civil engineer , Contraco W.L.L

.dwfx file extension is used for Autodesk Design

Muhammad Faramawy
by Muhammad Faramawy , Electrical technical office Team leader engineer , Gama Construction

The Formats Used are DXF,DWG,DWF,DWT

DWG

The standard AutoCAD drawing file extension. This has been consistently used for decades, but the extension does not denote the version the file was created in.

DXF

The Drawing Exchange Format is used to export files for use in other software programs.

DWT

Used for AutoCAD Template files.

DWF

The Drawing Web Format is used for sharing files either online or through a DWF viewer.

 

Prajwal Menezes
by Prajwal Menezes

You can open/save in the following formats: .dwg, .dxf, .dwt.

Alternatively, you can save an Auto-CAD file in .dwf format but you cannot open .dwf in auto-CAD.

Syed Shan Haider
by Syed Shan Haider , Senior Draftsman , Al Marwan General Contracting Company

*.dwg, *.dxf formats are used in AutoCAD drawings................

Imran Ahmed
by Imran Ahmed , Manager-Planning & Delay Analyst , Nesma United Industries (NUI) Saudi Arabia

".dwg" is formate for AutoCad.

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