[Framers] Import AutoCad dwg files

[Gillian Flato]

I think you can export it as a U3D file and import that. It’s been awhile but I remember doing that years ago when my SME’s used Autocad.

-Gillian
> On Aug 17, 2016, at 3:16 AM, Yves Barbion <yves.barbion at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, AutoCad (DWG) is in the list of file formats in the Import dialog, so
> I suppose Frame should be able to import it.
> Our current workaround is to export the AutoCad drawings to PDF and import
> PDF, which works nicely.
> 
> Y
> 
> On 17 August 2016 at 11:46, Shmuel Wolfson <shmuelw1 at gmail.com <mailto:shmuelw1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Is frame supposed to be able to import that format?
>> One option is to open it in CorelDraw and save it as CorelDraw.
>> 
>> --
>> Shmuel Wolfson
>> Technical Writer
>> 058-763-7133
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 17-Aug-16 11:48 AM, Yves Barbion wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi group
>>> 
>>> Has anyone ever succeeded in importing AutoCad .dwg files into FrameMaker?
>>> I've tested this with several versions of dwg files (2000 and 2010) and
>>> Frame 11 and 12, but I keep getting the error message "The filter
>>> encountered an error and could not complete the translation".
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Yves Barbion
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