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− | + | The Drawing (DWG) file format developed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk Autodesk] is a proprietary file format and the native file format for a number of proprietary CAD systems. The [[Drawing Exchange Format (DXF)]] is usually a better alternative for free software as it has better support for virtually the same content. | |
− | The Drawing (DWG) file format developed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk Autodesk] is a proprietary file format and the native file format for a number of proprietary CAD systems | ||
Wikipedia has a good article about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg the DWG format and it's history]. | Wikipedia has a good article about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg the DWG format and it's history]. | ||
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=DWG in FOSS Software= | =DWG in FOSS Software= | ||
− | There have been two efforts at making a free software library for reading/writing DWG. | + | There have been two efforts at making a free software library for reading/writing DWG. The most advanced of these is [[LibreDWG]]. |
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You can read about the struggles of supporting DWG in free software in the [http://libregraphicsworld.org libregraphicsworld] article [http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/libredwg-revived-starts-getting-regular-releases LibreDWG revived, starts getting regular releases] | You can read about the struggles of supporting DWG in free software in the [http://libregraphicsworld.org libregraphicsworld] article [http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/libredwg-revived-starts-getting-regular-releases LibreDWG revived, starts getting regular releases] | ||
− | + | Free software known to support DWG is limited to [[FreeCAD]] from version 0.19. You can read the discussion in [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39827 Let's talk about libredwg support]. | |
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− | + | The [https://www.opendesign.com Open Design Alliance] has a freely available proprietary [https://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/oda_file_converter ODA File Converter] for converting between different versions of .dwg and .dxf | |
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− | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg DWG at Wikipedia] | |
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* [[Drawing Exchange Format (DXF)]] | * [[Drawing Exchange Format (DXF)]] | ||
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[[Category:Drawing (DWG)]] | [[Category:Drawing (DWG)]] | ||
[[Category:Drawing_Exchange_Format_(DXF)]] | [[Category:Drawing_Exchange_Format_(DXF)]] | ||
[[Category:File formats]] | [[Category:File formats]] |