Translation Application and Version Support

Here's a brief list of the more common file formats we can open (read) and save (write) between. If you don't see your particular application or file format listed here please don't hesitate to drop us an email and ask about your specific requirements!

PowerDRAW: (Mac OS^?)

PowerDRAW version 1 through version 6

translations from ClarisCAD v2 to PowerDRAW version (any version)

translations from PowerDRAW (any version) to PowerCADD (any version)

translation from PowerDraw (any version) to AutoCAD DXF^? or DWG^? release 14 through release 2007

PowerCADD: (Mac OS)

• PowerCADD version 1 through version 9
• translations from ClarisCAD v2 to PowerCADD (any version)
• translations from PowerCADD (any version) to AutoCAD DWG or DXF release 14 through release 2007
• translations from PowerCADD (any versions) to VectorWorks (any version) via DXF or DWG

Claris CAD: (Mac OS)

• ClarisCAD version 2
• translations to AutoCAD DWG or DXF release 14
• release 14 DWG and DXF can be opened by any newer version of AutoCAD
• translations to VectorWorks (Mac or WIindows) via DXF or DWG
• ClarisCAD symbol libraries to PowerCADD symbol libraries

AutoCAD: (Windows OS)

• AutoCAD release 14 through release 2007
• translations from AutoCAD DXF or DWG to PowerCADD (any version)
• translations from PowerCADD (any version) to AutoCAD DXF or DWG
• translations from ClarisCAD v.2 to AutoCAD release 14

Adobe PDF^? (Portable Document Format)

• cross platform (Mac, Windows, Linux OS)
• Acrobat version 3 through version 8 supported
• PowerCADD, PowerDRAW, ClarisCAD to PDF
• AutoCAD DWG to PDF via PowerCADD translation
• Most common word processing and spread sheet applications to PDF

Raster (bitmap) file conversions:

• cross platform for most formats (Mac, Windows, Linux OS)
• Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator versions up to Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3) which is Photoshop v.10 and Illustrator v.13
• JPEG^?, PSD^?, PICT^?, GIF, PNG^?, SGI^?, BMP, TIF, MacPaint, TGA and others
• raster formats can typically be converted to or from any one of the above items

In general, we can typically convert a very wide range of CAD file formats, raster file formats, word processing, spread sheet, or Acrobat PDF formats. If you're having a problem getting a file to open, translate, or need to consider the pro's and con's of each format, take advantage of over 20 years of experience by dropping is an email.