If you look at AutoCAD 2004 or 2005 you can only save a Drawing Template in the native format which would be AutoCAD 2004 file format. Well, this can cause problems when working in a mixed environment. So if you create a Drawing Template in AutoCAD 2004 or 2005 and still need users to access the file in AutoCAD 2002 maybe here is what you need to do.
1. Open the Drawing Template up in AutoCAD 2004 or 2005.
2. Go into the SaveAs commond and change the file of type to "AutoCAD 2000/LT 2000 Drawing (*.dwg)".
3. Then in the file name field change .dwg to .dwt and click the Save button.
You can confirm that the file has been resaved as a 2000 Drawing Template type opening it up. It will read "Opening an AutoCAD 2000 format file." in the Text Window.
You can do the same thing by saveing it as a DWG file and then renaiming it in Windows Explorer, but then you have to start switching windows and can take a little bit long to complete the task then.
Sincerely,
Lee
Hi.
How is it possible to save drawings (which are not Templates)- from Auto-CAD 2004 to 2000/LT.
I hope that you can help me. I work far away north in Thule Air Base - (in a Danish Company).
Best Regards
Marianne Nielsen
Posted by: Marianne Nielsen | Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 12:23 PM