Is Acad 2019 a new platform?

[deltacoolguy]

I should know this, and it should be super easy to find, but I cannot find the answer.

Is Acad 2019 a new platform?

Example:  When I do a Save As the file type is currently "AutoCAD 2013 Drawing (*.dwg)"

I am currently running 2017.

Would 2019 say the same thing, or would it say "AutoCAD 2019 Drawing (*.dwg)"?

[deltacoolguy]

I should know this, and it should be super easy to find, but I cannot find the answer.

Is Acad 2019 a new platform?

Example:  When I do a Save As the file type is currently "AutoCAD 2013 Drawing (*.dwg)"

I am currently running 2017.

Would 2019 say the same thing, or would it say "AutoCAD 2019 Drawing (*.dwg)"?

[TheCADnoob · Accepted solution]

It's not a new platform. The file format is 2018. 

Check out the version history in the link below. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg

[TheCADnoob · Accepted solution]

It's not a new platform. The file format is 2018. 

Check out the version history in the link below. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg

[deltacoolguy]

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@TheCADnoob wrote:

It's not a new platform. The file format is 2018. 

Check out the version history in the link below. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg

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Oh, ok, 2018.  We're on 2017 and I never really paid attention to 2018.  We're moving up to 2019 next month, though.  Thank you for your response.

[deltacoolguy]

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@TheCADnoob wrote:

It's not a new platform. The file format is 2018. 

Check out the version history in the link below. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg

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Oh, ok, 2018.  We're on 2017 and I never really paid attention to 2018.  We're moving up to 2019 next month, though.  Thank you for your response.

[TheCADnoob]

If need be you can change the version in which you are saving. (except you cant save up past the version you are using)

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Changing...

[TheCADnoob]

If need be you can change the version in which you are saving. (except you cant save up past the version you are using)

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Changing...

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> If need be you can change the version in which you are saving

Please be careful with that, using _SAVEAS and selecting DWG-2013 (or settings the options to save back to an old format) is not that easy with AutoCAD 2018 and 2019 as it was in earlier days.

AutoCAD shows you a warning when opening old drawings, that AEC-objects will be updated and are then not able to be saved back! These AEC objects can then create troubles when you try to open such a DWG-file with AutoCAD 2017 or older, e.g. with the message "One or more objects in this drawing cannot be saved to the specified format".

Therefor please us command -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD to export drawings to an older format, but do not use _SAVEAS, especially do not set the default fileformat to an old format (additionally that needs more time to save and open DWG-files).

- alfred -

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> If need be you can change the version in which you are saving

Please be careful with that, using _SAVEAS and selecting DWG-2013 (or settings the options to save back to an old format) is not that easy with AutoCAD 2018 and 2019 as it was in earlier days.

AutoCAD shows you a warning when opening old drawings, that AEC-objects will be updated and are then not able to be saved back! These AEC objects can then create troubles when you try to open such a DWG-file with AutoCAD 2017 or older, e.g. with the message "One or more objects in this drawing cannot be saved to the specified format".

Therefor please us command -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD to export drawings to an older format, but do not use _SAVEAS, especially do not set the default fileformat to an old format (additionally that needs more time to save and open DWG-files).

- alfred -