dwf instead of bak?

[grasshopper]

I have multiple computers at home all loaded with autoCAD 2007, at work I use 2008, why is it when opening up my autoCAD folder from my portable harddrive on some computers a dwf file will open up alonside with the dwg file instead of the normal (or I see it as normal) bak file? I'd like for all my pc's to have a bak file insead of a dwf file, can anyone tell me how?

 

thanks in advance folks.

[Ryder76]

'dwf' ? do you mean a dwl?

 

DWL (drawing lock) file: a temporary DWL file is automatically created when a file is opened and then deleted when the file is closed.

 

BAK file: Each time you save a drawing, the previous version of your drawing is saved to a file with the same name and a .bak file extension.

[grasshopper]

nope it's definately a dwf.

[Ryder76]

Don't think I can help - don't know what a dwf is. DXF, DWL, DWT yep...

 

 

edit: I looked it up in help and it has to do with 3D - Don't use 3D sorry...

[tzframpton]

a DWF file has to be created manually, it cannot just "appear" like the BAK file. And how does a DWF file alongside a DWG?? When you open a DWG then only that CAD drawing is opened in AutoCAD. I'm not really understanding your issue.... not to be rude but it just doesn't make any sense.

[grasshopper]

yeah I'm not too sure either it seems to be some kind of "settings" deal, but I went up and down the "options" menu and can't find anything on it, just for kicks I tried to change the dwf. file into a bak and dwg file and got "cannot verify file" go figure, I can't understand how or why it happened.

 

Thanks anyway.

[tzframpton]

nope it's definately a dwf.

I'm not saying it isn't, it's just odd. When you open the DWF what happens?

[NBC]

it is possible that one of the options has been set to publish a dwf file when either you close or save a drawing

[tzframpton]

Is that an option, really?? If so that would be awesome actually. I just looked in Options > Open and Save and didn't see any option available for this

[grasshopper]

I saw that in the "options" "plot and publish" tab, I made the change so I gotta wait till I get home to try it out, just looking if there may be something else causing it.

[Pablo Ferral]

I reckon you've got 'autopublish' turned on. This would explain the DWF's. DWF's are essentially a plot file, just like PDF's. They are not a replacement for the BAK file. Maybe you've got 'display hidden file types' turned off in Windows?

[JD Mather]

dwf is Drawing Web Format used to view 2D with free Design Review or computers with Vista or later OS. Design Review can also open dwf with 3D models.