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DWG or DXF files received via email won't open

... Question I’m having problems translating AutoCAD DWG ? files I received via Email. PowerCADD gives me an warning dialog ... It’s very common for certain types of attachments like DWG, DXF ? , spread sheets or word processing files to be damaged during ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 14:27 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

PowerCADD 8 Free Updates - What's Changed Notes

... crash when quitting with the Move window out. Saving a .dwg file sets the pen color for black lines. The .dwg font substitution menu sets correct font. The font substitution menu is ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-04-09 10:23 - 17 comments - 0 attachments

Viewing DWF Files in Mac OS X

... DWF files are created by AutoCAD, we think that using DWG ? is the logical approach since that's the native format used to ... content. In most cases, for consultant coordination, the DWG file is what's required anyway so going through the extra steps of saving ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 14:22 - 4 comments - 1 attachment

DWG or DXF Files dimmed in Open Dialog

Question I tried to open an AutoCAD DWG ? file using the PowerDWG translator. However the file is dimmed ... Background In order to open AutoCAD DWG files in PowerCADD you need the PowerDWG Translator External (XTNL) ... reads and writes to release 10 through release 2000 *.DWG files. The files must have the correct three letter 'dwg' suffix ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 13:05 - 1 comment - 5 attachments

PowerCADD 8: Overview of what's new or changed

... including support for mouse wheel zooming. Improved dwg drawing translator . Improved X-ref ? imports, fonts, one click ... feature to Map Line Weights to Color when writing a dwg or dxf file has been removed. The old feature to Map Colors to Line ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 13:47 - 7 comments - 2 attachments

Compressing (Zipping) files for Windows using Mac OS X

... an excellent way to protect files (for example Autocad DWG ? or DXF ? or word processing files) from becoming corrupted ... Example: If you zipped an M$Word document or AutoCAD DWG ? file, the result would look like this: filename .doc.zip ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 14:29 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Clip Filled Objects when Writing DWG

... objects when writing (saving) a PowerCADD drawing as a DWG file. Feature Description: In ... a PowerCADD drawing using that technique is saved as a DWG file, the fill pattern is ignored (not a surprise) and in AutoCAD the user ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 02:47 - 3 comments - 3 attachments

PowerCADD 8: ACAD Translator: Black on Black hidden objects

Issue: Black Hole: When writing a DWG ? from PCD8, objects with a black pen color in PCD8 seem to ... Description Saving a PowerCADD 8 drawing a dwg will result in objects with a black pen color in PCD8 to render as black ... space layouts use a white background. By default, all PCD8 dwg files open into a paper space layout in ACAD so the content will appear ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 14:04 - 2 comments - 2 attachments

Flatten a Multi Layer DWG file into a single layer

Question How do I flatten a multi-layer *.DWG ? file into a single layer in PowerCADD? Requirements ... Background Typically AutoCAD DWG files contain data on multiple layers. While typically it's important and ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 13:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

PowerCADD 8: ACAD Translator: Rotated Arcs

Issue: Sometimes when translating a dwg file arcs are rotated out of position Affects: PowerCADD ... Description When reading a DWG ? file, in some cases (but not all) arcs are rendered correctly in ... result -- note that not all arcs are affected. The DWG file used to create this example is attached below for additional testing ...

Book page - EditorHuc - 2011-11-13 14:02 - 2 comments - 3 attachments