[solved] Saving Autocad Files as .dxf - use which version?

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[solved] Saving Autocad Files as .dxf - use which version?

Post by steviepopps » Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:15 pm

I have a large collection of Drawings which were created using Autocad (mostly in Autocad 2017).
I have been opening them in Autocad and saving them as .dxf files and then opening them in Qcad Professional.
I have to choose .dxf file type to open them in Qcad - no problem.
The issue I have is that when I save them in Qcad and then reopen them, I have to choose the .dxf file type again rather than just opening the file and allowing Qcad to work out the file type.
It also means that I have to reset some of the dimension settings - even though I had reset them before saving previously.
Is there a better way?
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Re: Saving Autocad Files as .dxf - use which version?

Post by Husky » Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:29 pm

steviepopps wrote:
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:15 pm
I have a large collection of Drawings which were created using Autocad (mostly in Autocad 2017).
I have been opening them in Autocad and saving them as .dxf files and then opening them in Qcad Professional.
I have to choose .dxf file type to open them in Qcad - no problem.
The issue I have is that when I save them in Qcad and then reopen them, I have to choose the .dxf file type again rather than just opening the file and allowing Qcad to work out the file type.
On load (Menu/File/Open) QCAD will detect the used file type - no need to choose it manually.
If this drawing is then saved with Menu/File/Save QCAD will use the same file name and file format.
If you need to change the file name or the file type then you have to use Menu/File/Save Us. That will give you the option to change name and file type.

The "Save Us" will always start with the file type default - but it is still changeable. What the preferred file type is can be set in Application Preferences.

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steviepopps wrote:
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:15 pm
It also means that I have to reset some of the dimension settings - even though I had reset them before saving previously.
Is there a better way?
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