Autocad 2008 file options

[dklarz]

Can I back-file from 2008 to other versions such as 2000, 2004, etc? Thanks - Dadelar

 

[Exxit]

Hi,

do you mean "_saveas"?
Or *.bak files? -> No!

Lothar

ADT 2004

 

[dklarz]

Exxit - Not back-up. I mean can I save-as a 2008 file to a 2000 or 2004 DWG format? I know 2008 saves in 2007 format but I need to go to both 2000 and 2004 for customer applications. BTW - one of my customers' claim that accuracy is lost when you DXF file. Is this true? (Is it obvious that I'm not much of an AutoCad man? I primarily work with SolidWorks or SolidEdge - haven't used AutoCad since the 2000 days...) Thanks - Dadelar

 

[Exxit]

Hi,
you can't select a *.dwg-version?


Or True Convert:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=6703438&siteID=123112

Lothar

ADT 2004

 

[DavidH001]

DWG true view 2008 will convert back to R14/LT98/LT97 drawings formats.

It looks to work the same as E-Transmit

 

[trinkit]

You may have to EXPORT to an earlier version. We have to export from Autodesk ABS 2007 and I'm sure we'll have to when we go to 2008.

 

[hydromech]

AutoCAD 2008 will save as R14/LT98/LT97.

 

[cvg]

loss of accuracy can occur in dxf's if the precision level is set low. All coordinates will be saved in ascii format with a fixed number of decimal places. If you work with very small numbers or very high tolerance dimensions in yor drawings, you could lose some accuracy.

You can control floating-point precision of the DXF format up to 16 decimal places. If that doesn't provide enough accuracy for your application, then dxf files will be less accurate.

 

[BrianL]

Unless I am missing something, you should just be able to go to the "Tools" / "Options" menu and under the "Open and Save" tab select what AutoCAD version you want to save as.