DWG TrueView resets to be the default for opening DWG files

[jaldegarie]

Every time I run DWG TrueView--which is ONLY for the purpose of translating AutoCad 2014/2105 files back to 2010 format--it resets my system so that DWG TrueView becomes the default for opening all DWG files. It is a multi-step process to reset this so that AutoCad is the default program. Does anyone know how to prevent DWG TrueView from doing this? It is aggravating to the point where I will likely remove DWG TrueView from my computer and ask our clients to do the transalting.

[rkmcswain]

That is the way it works. DWG files get associated to the last EXE used to open them. I just shut all CAD apps down, open my desired one (in my case Civil 3D 2015) and that resets it back.

More details here:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/DWG-File-association.html

[ukdxb012 · Accepted solution]

Try this, we had the same issue but wanted to force Trueview to open before a licensed product... http://designandmotion.net/autodesk/mfg-pages/inventor/autodesk-dwg-launcher-wigged-out-fix/