Updated Release: This update of DWG TrueConvert is based on AutoCAD 2007 Service Pack 1.
If DWG TrueConvert is already installed on your system, it must be uninstalled before you can install the updated release.
If you are not sure if the updated release is already installed, you can verify this by checking the version of the acdb17.dll file found in the DWG TrueConvert install folder. (The default location of the install folder is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\DWG TrueConvert 2007). The latest version number of acdb17.dll is 17.0.116.0.
DWG TrueConvert converts any AutoCAD® drawing file to AutoCAD Release 14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD
2004, and AutoCAD 2007 file formats. DWG TrueConvert allows conversion of pen widths to
lineweights and the addition of page setups.
Note: AutoCAD 2000 is the default file format for AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2000i, and AutoCAD 2002. AutoCAD 2004 is the default file format for AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2005, and AutoCAD 2006. You do not need to convert your drawing files if upgrading to a version that uses the same default file format.
Supported Operating Systems
The DWG TrueConvert can be installed on the following operating systems;
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC
- Microsoft Windows 2000
General Installation Information
To install the DWG TrueConvert:
- Download the DWG TrueConvert (DWGTrueConvert.exe) file.
- Close all running applications.
- Double-click DWGTrueConvert.exe.
- On the Welcome page of the DWG TrueConvert Installation wizard, click Next.
- On the Software License Agreement page, select the appropriate country, and click "I accept" to accept the license agreement. Click Next.
- On the Setup Confirmation page, click Next to start the install process.
- After the installation is complete, click Finish.
To uninstall DWG TrueConvert:
- In the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- In the Currently Installed Programs list, select DWG
TrueConvert, and then click either Add/Remove or Change/Remove.
- Select Remove, and then click Next.
- When the Uninstall confirmation is displayed, click Next.
- Click Finish.
Known Limitations and Issues
- Fonts used in any drawings that you plan to convert must be located in the AutoCAD
support path (for example:
C:\Documents and Settings\(profile name)\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2007\R17.1\enu\support).
If a drawing that you plan to convert uses fonts that are located elsewhere, any text that uses those
fonts will not be visible in the converted drawing.
- When you create Autodesk or third-party custom objects within AutoCAD 2007 (or later) or AutoCAD LT 2007 (or later) DWG files and save your drawing with proxy graphics turned on, you can convert these drawings and maintain visual fidelity of the custom objects. However, you cannot edit the drawing in releases prior to AutoCAD 2007. To modify custom objects in previous releases, explode the custom objects in the drawing before you convert it.
- If you want to convert drawings created with Autodesk Architectural Desktop or AutoCAD Mechanical, use the Save To AutoCAD DWG feature before you convert the drawing.
- For drawings that contain custom objects, it is recommended that you do not use DWG TrueConvert to convert them to a newer release.
- When a drawing that contains custom objects is
converted, the custom objects themselves do not get converted. Unexpected
results might occur when you attempt to open the converted drawing in a custom
object application.
- DWG TrueConvert does not support password-protected DWG files for batch conversion. Before you convert a drawing file that is password protected, make sure you remove the password protection.
- Because drawing files are converted "in place," it is recommended that
you either use the default backup file option or create a copy of your
files before you run DWG TrueConvert. It's a good idea to make backup copies
of your files before doing any kind of automated batch processing.
- When DWG TrueConvert converts files, it does not automatically
load and convert external references (xrefs) attached to those files. The xref
files must be explicitly named in the drawing list. You can save the drawing
list as a file with a .bcl extension and add file names to it later.
- DWG TrueConvert removes the previews from drawings that it
processes. To restore a preview, open and save the drawing in AutoCAD.
- If a file is open or being used by another program, DWG
TrueConvert displays the status of the file as "Sharing Violation".
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