Cascades Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I have older work in an Australian (.cad file) software, is there a way of importing or converting this to import into Vectorworks Landmark? Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Do you still have an operating version of the program that created the file and does it have an export to DWG capability? Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 If your old program doesn't have an export to DWG capability then if you can find someone who has Autosketch it seems you can use that to export them to DWG. Quote Use AutoSketch to open the .cad file and then save it to DWG format. To do this, choose "Save As" from the File menu and then choose "AutoCAD 2007 Drawing(*.DWG)" (or an older format, if needed). The DWG 2007 format is the newest that AutoSketch can save to. You can't buy Autosketch now so you will need to find an existing Autosketch user. Quote Link to comment
Art V Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 .cad files could also be QuickCAD files (also from Autodesk) or Drafix files. I used to have a copy of QuickCAD but not sure if I still have it. You could try using this free copy of Autosketch for converting files into DWG, though I don't know if this limited version will also open .cad files, but if it does it might solve your problem http://www.cadstudio.cz/en/download.asp?file=AutoSketch+Release+2.1fc+-+limited+version+for++conversion+of+old+.SKD+files Cadstudio is the Chzech distributor of AutoCAD and they do have some nice free tools on their site. If this autosketch version cannot open the .cad files let me know and I'll look if I still have my copy of QuickCAD and will then give it a try if I still have it. Quote Link to comment
Cascades Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Thanks Art V hoping to be able to achieve via your instructions, Thank you. Quote Link to comment
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