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AutoCAD displays alert when opening DWG files written by ArchiCAD

AutoCAD 2007 displays an alert when opening DWG files written by ArchiCAD:

This alert is displayed when AutoCAD detects that the DWG file you are trying to open was not created by an Autodesk product, or a product that licenses Autodesk's RealDWG developer kit.

ArchiCAD uses the DWGDirect libraries to write DWG format files. DWGDirect is based on the OpenDWG Design standards, provided by Open Design Alliance . OpenDWG is based on the DWG format used in AutoCAD, and is used by : hundreds of commercial software vendors worldwide . It is continuously updated to provide as near to perfect compatibility with DWG as is possible.

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Author:

GregKmethy

Creation Date:

2007-02-01

ArchiCAD versions

• Archicad 10
• ArchiCAD 9
• ArchiCAD 8.1

Platform:

• Mac OS X
• Windows

Audience:

• newcomers
• average users
• power users
• CAD managers

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AutoCAD alert with DWG written by ArchiCAD (last edited 2007-11-05 01:32:07 by KarlOttenstein)