dwg not converting to dxf

Stephen Deering
Stephen Deering
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Hi all, I am trying to  send a dxf to get some CNC cutting.Thing is I save the drawing as "autocad binary 2007 dxf"  when i check properties in the saved file it says it is "autocad LT dwg" am wondering where the autocad is comming from but more imortantly why is says the file extension is dwg when it was saved as a dxf?

Any ideas?

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  • Torsten Moses
    Torsten Moses
    Hi, Stephen,

    I just tried on my machine : "SaveAs" -> "2007 binary dxf" -> result was "test.dxf" ...

    Where do you see .dwg file extensions ?
    Does your Windows Explorer shows file extensions ? It should do so - otherwise you can not distinguish "test.dwg" and "test.dxf" as extensions are omitted
    (btw., terrible safety fault by MS - no longer default in Win 8)

    Also, where do you "check properties" ?

    Many greetings !
  • Stephen Deering
    Stephen Deering

    Hi Torsten,

    when I save it as dxf i just right click on the resulting file right click and check properties, is there a better way. But I have sent the drawing to 2 cnc guys who say they are not recieving dxf files but dwg's. They use cnc nesting programs which require them to be dxf. I have resaved and resaved but it makes no differencem it seems.

  • Roy Klein Gebbinck
    Roy Klein Gebbinck
    If I check the file properties of an AutoCAD 2007 Binary DXF file the file type is mentioned as: BricsCAD Drawing Exchange Format file.
    I believe this is something that is stored in the Windows Registry.
    @ Stephen: have you (previously) installed some Autodesk product?
  • Roy Klein Gebbinck
    Roy Klein Gebbinck
    @ Sephen: Have you tried sending AutoCAD 2007 ASCII DXF?
  • Stephen Deering
    Stephen Deering
    Hi Roy, yes i have but I though I deleted it, must be a reminant hey?
  • Stephen Deering
    Stephen Deering

    Oh the other thing I did was to install a "select similar" 'plug in' that said it was an autocad light priduct in one of its files

    Cheers

  • Torsten Moses
    Torsten Moses
    Dear Stephen,
    please ensure that your Windows Explroer shows file extensions !
    Under option ... by default it is off ...

    Then, using "SaveAs" with "2007 binary dxf" will create a DXF file ... if you open that by notepad.exe, you should see
    "AutoCAD Binary DXF" or similar ...

    Also, as Roy suggested, try "ASCII DXF" ...
    In Explorer -> Properties of a selected file read information from Registry ... so the given information could be affected by other (CAD) applications :-)
    Only reliable :
    - file type like "test.dxf"
    - having a look into using notepad.exe

    Hope this helps ?
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