Convert .plt back to .dwg?

[DRNAMRON]

Is it possible in autocad 2000 to convert a plot file back to the original drawing file? If so, how do i do it?

[hugha]

Not the original file, no. The underlying drawing structure (in particular layers and blocks) has been stripped on the way to the .PLT file.

[BIGAL]

Back in 2000 your plot file would probably be to a HP pen plotter so 8 pens representing line thickness, there are PLT to dwg out there Google.

[hugha]

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=31925.0

 

 

Best you'll get is a bunch of lines. Maybe arcs. Just possibly some text. But not the original file.

[SLW210]

Some more links to convertors at Tek-Tips.

 

If you have Express tools, there is PLT2DWG, only works on HPGL files.

[rkmcswain]

FYI: ".plt" is not a file format, just a file extension.

 

A given .plt file could be HPGL, HP-GL/2, or some other graphics language.

But as noted, all the "goodies" such as blocks, layers, colors, etc. are generally stripped when making a plot file and you can't get it back even if you find a tool that will do the "conversion".

[rkent]

Try this one also, I haven't ever used it so I can't say whether it works or not.

 

http://www.noliturbare.com/convert/plt-to-dxf