topic Re: DwgConvert Read Error in AutoCAD Forum

DwgConvert Read Error

ConquerorChivalrous — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:06:03 GMT

I am using the DWGCONVERT command to convert file from 2020 to (standard) 2014, when I covert some dwg files I receive error message that the following files could not be read

@Alfred.NESWADBA

Re: DwgConvert Read Error

paullimapa — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:19:05 GMT

Have you tried using AutoCAD to open that drawing in question to see if can be opened? Perhaps that dwg is corrupted and may require recovery or maybe that dwg doesn’t exist at all?

Re: DwgConvert Read Error

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:22:34 GMT

Hi,

>> DWGCONVERT command to convert file from 2020

You are using AutoCAD 2014, this version of AutoCAD can't open a file that was saved with AutoCAD 2020 (which by default saves in DWG-2018 format).

You can download Autodesk DWG TrueView (which is free), here you can open newer files and save them back.

- alfred -