Do you really need a separate DWG for every revision?

[indiancad]

I recently worked on a project where every revision was saved as a completely separate DWG file.

 

After a few revisions, it became difficult to know which file was the latest one.

 

A simpler approach is to keep the working DWG as the main file and use DWGPROPS to record revision information such as the revision number, date, and description.

 

For issued drawings, I also keep a clear revision naming convention rather than relying only on the filename.

 

This makes it much easier to identify the current drawing and understand its history.

 

How do you normally manage DWG revisions on larger projects?