INCORRECT ICONS ON AUTOCAD .DWG FILES

[Anonymous]

All the .dwg icons in my database have changed to Inventor icons.  If I try to open the file direct from the file, it opens, but in Inventor. If I open the files from  AutoCAD, they open as .dwg.

How can I correct this.

[cheryl.buck · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

That sounds very frustrating! I think you dwg file type has become reassociated with Inventor in Windows.

See the following Autodesk Knowledge Network (AKN) article for instructions.

DWG File type associativity in Windows

Please try this and let me know if it resolves the issue for you. 

All the best, 

[This post has been edited for clarity by cheryl.buck]

[cheryl.buck]

Hi @Anonymous,

I am checking back to see if my post helped you with your problem.

All the best,

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Good day to you.
Apologies for the delay as I was off sick with Flu.
We corrected the problem this morning. We selected a drawing in a file list; Clicked 'Open With' and selected Autocad DWG Launcher. This corrected the problem straight away.
The solution sent to me would not have worked as we are using Windows 7 as our operating system.
Thank you for your involvement. Your support is appreciated.


Best regards,
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John Attwell
Chief Engineer
Schenck Process Africa (Pty) Ltd
P.O.Box 38350,Booysens, 2016 (please note change of Box number)
(Tel) +27 (0)11 837 9656
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www.schenckprocess.co.za

[cheryl.buck]

Hi @Anonymous,

Thank you for coming back and posting your solution to the Community. I apologize, you are correct, I grabbed the wrong link. I have updated my post with the correct one. 

All the best,