In my case I had existing logos in CAD that I had been using on a titleblock and I was able to explode those and export to DXF for that purpose. There are formats that you can import to inkscape and/or other programs like it that will retain the vectorized characteristics of the graphic.
How to open a dwg file in quickcad 8 software software#
DXF is a simpler format but third party software can use that to their advantage like Inkscape did. Autocad would let you export a 2d DXF file that the plasma cutter would then recognize and cut out your material from sheet metal. It's pretty cool so thought I would share.īut the only time before that I ever ran into DXF was with a plasma cutter at an old HVAC company I worked for in 2005. From there, you can assign the color choices/fills and you can then export a high-resolution rasterized image that can be used for signs, clothing, etc. I then save as a DXF and import it to Inkscape (which is free). I first create the outline of the logo as regular lines in a DWG (doesnt' work as well with polylines). Particularly, with creating high-resolution logos. Regarding Jack's earlier post - DXF is still a file format I sometimes use. But for the most part, Autodesk has at least maintained some extent of cross-compatibility with the DWG format in all their own releases. But it makes sense when you consider one Autodesk program might have capabilities and data that Autocad does not. The Autodesk file type issue isn't going away anytime soon. We were up against a deadline - hence my frustration at the time.
I was then able to open the file and include it's contents in our final set. The contractor did come thru with saving to DWG. If it does what they need, why spend the money for something else because it's trendy? On the other hand, if you are going to go out in the world and play with others, you need to find out what the others will need from you and prepare to provide it. I would pull up short of calling someone "unprofessional" that's using this or any of the other platforms. Oh you could import and export ok, but most of the time the scaling would be off, or the fonts wouldn't come across, or any one of a dozen other problems. DXF never worked out quite like everyone hoped. Like most of the bargain cad products of the time, it faded away as people got over being mad about R13 or moved on to the other quality programs that offered support for CAM. I had completely forgotten about it until this thread came along. Long story short, Autodesk didn't want to be left out of the bargain cad market, so here came "Quickcad". Originally this was going to be a universal "drawing exchange format" that you could export, and anybody on any platform could then import and do thier thing. The thought being "why draw it again if someone already did?" Well, that was less than successful for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the fact that lots of folks had jumped off the Autodesk bandwagon and on to the less (or in some cases, more) expensive platforms. At about the same time, "collaboration" was a big buzz word being passed around in the manufacturing world, whereby you shared your drawing with your vendor, he did his "added value" thing to it, and either passed it back to you or sent in on to the next link in the chain. They all wanted Autodesk to release the dwg format so they could use it, and as I recall, dwg at the time was proprietary and the folks at Autodesk told them all to take a hike. Way back in the good old days, especially after the fiasco that was release 13, a whole bunch of little software companies sprang up because they wanted to show the world that they could do it better than Autodesk for a whole lot less money. Gonna show my age here but most of you have figured out that I'm an old guy anyway.
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