Exporting ascii

[Organic]

I am trying to export a dwg to ascii (to then open in2009).I can't seem to wok out how though. I select export and choose ascii, hit okay, and it asks me to select items. I select everything, hit enter, says it worked or something along that line and does create an ascii fiel I think. Althoguh cannot then open that file (which is should be bale to)? Thoughts?

Edited March 3, 2011 by Organic

[ReMark]

I didn't think you could export a drawing from AutoCAD 2009 in ASCII format. You didn't select ACIS by any chance?

[Organic]

Yes, I think I selected ACIS. So what format do I export it as from AutoCAD to bring it back into?

Edited March 3, 2011 by Organic

[lpseifert]

If you're referring to saving as a DXF file in ascii format, try the Dxfout command.

[Organic]

Can that then be imported?

Edited March 3, 2011 by Organic

[lpseifert]

I would imagine it would, most cadd programs accept .dxf files as import (I think dxf stands for Drawing eXchange Format). See if CivilCadd has a command similar to Dxfin.

[ReMark]

From the CivilCAD website:

 

"...civilcad can import from, or export to various CAD file formats, including DXF, DWG and GENIO."

[Organic]

Tried importing .dwg first off and it didn't recognize the format.

[ReMark]

What version of CivilCAD are you using?

[BIGAL]

Civilcad imports dwg including early versions 5.4 etc

 

Just save your dwg as a 2000 version and should work I think even 4.4 allowed import via DXF thats like 20 years ago current version reads 2009 ok .

 

Do you want a fix though to unlink the jobname.shp remove solid linetype etc when exporting from civilcad and convert it to pure autocad ?

 

Just a quick thought we are talking about the Australian Civilcad here at one stage there were two products called the same.

[Organic]

I am using AutoCAD 2009 and I tried opening an Autocad 2009 dwg so will try exporting as a AutoCAD 2000 dwg.

Edited March 3, 2011 by Organic