Converting 2010 to 2004

Hi

I'm using autocad LT 2010 and need to send the drawings to someone using autocad 2004, how do i save the drawing so they can open and print with 2004. i was told that theres an option under save as but its not coming up on my version.

It is best to send an eTransmit, in there you can set it to downgrade to 2004 plus it will automatically put any external references without you having to bind anything into the zipped folder along with your colour table file. To etransmit type ETRANSMIT or click send on the AutoCAD start menu then transmittal setup to change the file format. Don't forget to tell the other person to extract the folder else AutoCAD won't read x refs.

If you don't want to do that in the save as dialogue box there is a drop down menu below the space where you type the file name, click and select 2004.

Does LT have ExportToAutoCAD?

In a word, No.

We have etransmit and the option in the save as dialogue to change the file format back to about R12.

Options>Open and Save>Save As or you can just save as and "files of type" select 2004.

If you send it to me I will do it for you.

My email is glynowen81@gmail.com

If the "Save as" option in LT does not list 2004 file format (I'm having a difficult time understanding why that would be) and you are going to be doing this on a regular basis then download the free program DWG TrueView from the AutoDesk website. It has the ability to save a drawing file to a previous file format.

If the "Save as" option in LT does not list 2004 file format (I'm having a difficult time understanding why that would be) and you are going to be doing this on a regular basis then download the free program DWG TrueView from the AutoDesk website. It has the ability to save a drawing file to a previous file format.

Or instruct the person you are sending the files to download and use DWG TrueView.

Or instruct the person you are sending the files to download and use DWG TrueView.

Agreed, make them do the work.

All depends on whether the OP is send the client the drawings!

Or instruct the person you are sending the files to download and use DWG TrueView.

That doesn't always work, I went round and round with my Civil guys because I thought they weren't sending me complete basemaps. As it turned out, although TrueView could display all the linework, it wasn't converting all of it when saving down... neither was it reporting any errors.

That doesn't always work, I went round and round with my Civil guys because I thought they weren't sending me complete basemaps. As it turned out, although TrueView could display all the linework, it wasn't converting all of it when saving down... neither was it reporting any errors.

You take that chance when saving down with AutoCAD, also. Plus, if you will read my post, I was suggesting to NOT save down.

Considering that they had 2010, and I was using 2005, which is similar to the OP's situation, someone has to "save it down."

I'm just saying that passing the incompatibilty issue to the other party and expecting them to deal with it isn't always going to work since TrueView doesn't always convert everything properly. They sent the drawing to me 3 times, insisting that the linework was there, and it was when viewed with TrueView, but it was missing when I saved to save it in a version my AutoCAD could open.

I've never had a problem saving down using eTransmit. It is especially handy as is zips the file for you and drops in all relevent files. If I ha d a pound for every time a consultant has sent in architectural or engineering drawings with missing external references or their company logo has dropped off and has left the file path is getting I'd have upwards of twenty five pounds .