Talos4 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Need a bit of help. Customer has forwarded facility drawings in QuickCad Format with .CAD file extension. I really need to be able to open these. Is there a way to open these without QuickCad? This is an extremely large facility and we really cannot take the time to measure and re-draw the entire facility. I tried to upload the file but it's not a valid upload file. \ Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Off the top of my head, get them to export as DXF ? Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talos4 Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 That would be the easiest. But, all they have available is the Quickcad version. This customer doesn't have As builts or even the original plans for the facilities. This is a monster facility with numerous out buildings many thousands of squares of roof area and hundreds of HVAC, skylights and other penetrations that apparently are on the drawings with a total of 5 layouts. Hopefully, someone can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 If they still have QuickCAD they can save as a DWG. or if someone has AutoSketch...... These are the formats they can save to and open. In AutoSketch Release 7.0 and AutoSketch 8 software, you can open files in the following formats: AutoCAD drawing file (.dwg) AutoSketch (.skf) AutoSketch v2.x (.skd) Drafix CAD v3.x/v4.x (.cad) Drawing Interchange (.dxf) QuickCAD (.cad) Windows metafiles (.wmf) In AutoSketch Release 7.0 and AutoSketch 8 software, you can save files in the following formats: AutoCAD 2000 DXF (.dxf) AutoCAD 2000 drawing (.dwg) AutoCAD R12/LT2 DXF (.dxf) AutoCAD R14/LT98/LT97 DXF (.dxf) AutoCAD R14/LT98/LT97 drawing (.dwg) AutoSketch (.skf) Autodesk drawing web format (.dwf) Bitmap (.bmp, .dib) JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) QuickCAD (.cad) Windows metafile (.wmf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Do they have the software? Somebody had to make them. QuickCAD can export to dxf/dwg or at least the last version I played with several years ago could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 If the above posts don't solve it there may be a thrid party converter out there. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 If the above posts don't solve it there may be a third party converter out there. Nick Well, I have been looking, but haven't found one yet. Looks like it is only QuickCAD and AutoSketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
architecture68-raff Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I've got Autosketch 9 at home...could try to convert for you but not until I'm home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Me too,just spent an hr looking, off for a MTb ride now. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talos4 Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks for the responses, I also was checking for third party stuff also and found nothing. I may have a line on someone in our office that "Might" have QuickCad on her home PC. We'll see. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miri Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Hi people, I have the same problem with not being able to open a .CAD file. I have searched all day long through all forums and converters but it seems that the only way to open it is to use autosketch or quickcad. could someone of you be so kind and release me from this annoying situation and convert 3 .cad files into .dwg?? thanks a lot, miri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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