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Sending AutoCAD drawings to colleagues or partners who don't own the software: the two approaches available and where each one stops.
What is a DWG file?
The .dwg file format covers files produced by AutoCAD, and is the reference format for design data (CAD and CADD). DWG is short for DraWinG. It is the format most often used to create plans on a computer, and it can store both 2D and 3D data.
How do you share a DWG file?
Whether you work in an architecture practice, a design office or a construction company, .dwg files are part of your daily routine. A building project usually means a great many people involved: several colleagues within your own company or practice may be working on it, and you also have to collaborate with outside partners. Because the format belongs to one very specific industry, sharing DWG files can be difficult when the person at the other end does not have the right software installed.
Sharing a .dwg file internally
The easiest way to share a DWG drawing internally is to go through a collaborative tool that supports this kind of file. You can create accounts for everyone in your company, and each of them has the DWG files to hand. With a cloud solution, sharing DWG files stops being a headache.
Sharing a DWG file with partners
A building project brings in a long list of participants: project manager, client, architect, design office, contractor, interior designer, and so on. You have two options: create an account for your partners on your platform so you can share .dwg files with them, or share your file by link. You then simply send the link to your contact so they can download the file.
Internally or externally, you now know how to share DWG files easily. Better still, your users will be able to open a DWG file without AutoCAD on their machine.
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