Registration for Autodesk University 2019 is open.Ĭlick the links below to learn more about my sessions which are both hands-on-labs this year. See the attached Screencast for a description how to use the DWG Trueview 2020 for viewing, printing, and converting AutoCAD files. Remember, it’s always good practice to backup your files prior to doing any converting. Your files have been converted to the new format. You can also save this as a standard to use for other drawings and projects. Select the Conversion Setups button and you will be taken to a new dialog box with many options for your drawing file conversion. You can use this section to create a conversion setup for a specific client or project need. Select the format you would like the files to be converted to.ģ. Add your file (you can add more than one) to the DWG convert window.Ģ. DWG Convert can be found on the quick access toolbar or on the Home tab of the Ribbon as shown in Figure 2.Ĭonverting a file can be completed in 4 simple steps as shown in Figure 3.ġ. Since DWG Trueview 2010 Autodesk has included DWG Convert within DWG Trueview. The purpose of that was to simply convert. Many years ago some of us remember Autodesk had a separate program named DWG True Convert.

Table 1 shows the File format the the AutoCAD Release that is compatible with that format. dwg file format and older versions of the software are incompatible with the new versions. Many project managers and senior team members simply need to view the drawing files without having the cost of a full license of AutoCAD.įigure 1: DWG Trueview 2020 Splash screenĪpproximately every three years AutoCAD changes the. You can install DWG TRUEVIEW 2020 and compare drawing viewers here. DWG files but what people do not realize that it also contains a built in drawing convert program. Then I ask the user “Have you ever tried DWG TrueView?” DWG Trueview has been labeled as a drawing viewer for.

As a CAD Manager and Senior Civil Designer I frequently get the request saying “Sam, can you convert this drawing I don’t have AutoCAD 2020?” My answer is simple, “Sure, I can do that”.

Autocad file format