CatWhisperer

There is a standard flaw with most viewer software i.e. the PC having a 'Print Screen' button that copies the screen to the clipboard that can then be pasted into any paint package.

Well, I tried the files with viewer versions 9.5.2, 10.5.1 and 11.5 but nothing will open them, even though I renamed the files to .mcd. Can anybody convert them to jpgs for me? Cat

NickB - I've had a discission with MikeM Oz who has been really helpful. He said much the same things - The guy that created the drawings is an artistic genius (works inthe film industry) but has a screw loose in the head. I don't mind supposing for a second he changed the extensions out of spite. Thanks ever so much for the link, I'll try that now and get back to you all either way. I just need them exported as jpg if nothing else. Once again, thanks so much! Cat [ 10-31-2005, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: CatWhisperer ]

Thanks for all the replies! I'm pretty savvy with IT (25 years now - where did it go?) I've put a few drawing files up on the client's website here: http://www.chloealberry.com/pub_images/drawings/ Have a play and see what you can do. Best case would be to get them as vector based drawings into CorelDraw but if we can only get them as high resolution jpgs then thats fine. Cat

...BTW, I'm completely PC based. Cat

The trouble is I went round and got the guy to move them from his Mac to a USB hard drive but I don't even know what OS version he was running. I can put a sample file up for people to play with if you want? Cat

Hello, a client of mine has had a load of drawings done of her products and the Mac based creator of the drawings refuses to export them to any other format even though they are her intellectual property. Relations have broken down and he is out of the frame now. If someone can convert the .dwg format files we have (84 of them) to another 2D, graphics app friendly format that would be wonderful. I'm a 3D animator by trade and nothing I can find, not even AutoCAD's viewer or the VectorWorks viewer can open these files. The latter says they are too old to be opened. May thanks for any help or advice. Cat