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ReMark
5th Jan 2007, 01:16 pm
Available from Solidworks, DWGgateway is a data translation plug-in for AutoCAD users who need to open and edit any DWG file using any version of AutoCAD. For more information, and to get your free download, just visit:

http://www.dwggateway.com/
CADTutor
5th Jan 2007, 06:09 pm
Excellent. Now I wonder why Autodesk didn't come up with one of those - would have saved a lot of people a lot of hassle. :roll:
f700es
5th Jan 2007, 06:35 pm
Cool!!!
Thanks ReMark :)
dave_in_delaware
26th Nov 2007, 08:50 pm
I've been using DWG Gateway for about 2 years. It does exactly what it says. We get newer versions of CAD files from the Corps all the time. I use DWGgateway to open them and "save as" to our version (Map 5). I have not seen any instances where something was "forgotten" or "wrong" with the converted dwg file.

An awesome program, and a must-have for any AutoCAD user who deals with "outside" files.
KimbleC
21st Dec 2007, 07:39 am
This site also has a good viewer/plotter for those non-AutoCAD users (engineers) in our office.

http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/

Regards

Kim
Penfold
21st Dec 2007, 03:41 pm
It doesn't seem to work with ACAD LT though!!:cry:
f700es
21st Dec 2007, 04:28 pm
It doesn't seem to work with ACAD LT though!!:cry:

No, I don't think DWGGateway will work with LT. You probably should just download the free DWG viewer from AutoDesk that can also re-save to other versions. It works great but it is another program to load. :(