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Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:51:16 GMT

I enrolled for AutoCAD certificate preparation course and downloaded certain files containing course objectives during the course from the Autodesk site. I am unable to open these files using AutoCAD application. Plese help me regarding the same

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

pendean — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:01:55 GMT

>>>...I am unable to open these files using AutoCAD application...<<<
What does that mean to everyone here please: can you not start the program? Do you not have a mouse? First time on a computer? is the problem just the downloaded files but all other files work file?

Elaborate please.

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:13:51 GMT

problems is with opening the files containing in zipped files

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

DarrenP — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:27:12 GMT

again what does this mean?

are you seeing an error?

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

RobDraw — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:29:43 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
problems is with opening the files containing in zipped files

Have you extracted them from the zip files?

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

pendean — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:59:47 GMT

You have to remove your files from the ZIP first: that is a requirement.

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

imadHabash — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:17:02 GMT

Hi,

Start your AutoCAD .
Ctrl+O ( Open files ) .
go thorough folders till you reach to your files location .
Now .. you must see your dwg files . if NOT then you have to reach for your .dwg files .

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:27:51 GMT

yes..but still the the problem exist when opening certain drawings using
autocad

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

RobDraw — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:34:40 GMT

Well, AutoCAD is probably telling you why. What message(s) do you see when trying to open them and how are you trying to open them?

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:58:51 GMT

I see a message saying the drawing is not valid

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

pendean — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:50:29 GMT

You have to remove your files from the ZIP first: that is a requirement.

Re: Opening downloaded drawing files using AutoCAD

imadHabash — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 03:39:15 GMT

Hi,

>> I see a message saying the drawing is not valid

i suggest to follow and try some solutions mentioned here . >> Click <<