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File types basics

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File types basics

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- AutoCAD for Mac uses the same file format as the Windows version, which is a .dwg file, or drawing file. While the extension itself has not changed in years, there are versions of .dwgs which you should be aware of. With AutoCAD, you can always open backward, but you cannot always open forward. So, if you have the latest version of AutoCAD for Mac, like 2020, you should be able to open any .dwg file saved in any year, by any other AutoCAD product, whether it was version 2011 or 2001. However, if you're using an AutoCAD version 2011, you can only open files that were saved back to a year equal to or prior to the version you have. So if you are running AutoCAD 2011, and I saved my files back to AutoCAD version 2007, you should have no problem. However, you would not be able to open an AutoCAD 2013 drawing file in 2011. Another file type you can both save as, and open, is called a .dxf. It stands for drawing exchange…

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