Convert .cad file to .dwg

[Anonymous]

Hello!. I want to use a model I found but the format is in .cad, I did a lot of research and can't find at least a demo or trial of QuickCAD that I think was used to create the file. I downloaded other CAD programs but none recognize .cad 

Can someone assist me to convert the file?, I really need access to the file, and converting to .dwg will give me more choices to use the file (at least open with DWG Trueview?).  

[thixoman]

hi Kevin, ,  what is your solution to some of these ".cad" files, ,  have a 50-50 shot at them, ,  what are you using ?

[Kevin.Hutch]

Hi Al, I use Autosketch exclusively and as these files come through this forum, I assume most will be old Autosketch or predesessors files.

As you know even better than me, not all CAD files can be read by Autosketch so I just try and if not successful use an editor to see  if I can guess the source program.

[Kevin.Hutch]

Unfortunately Dave,  Autosketch will not open these files and looking in the file it starts with V11.000 no indicating the package that created it.

[dwdagger]

Kevin,

Thank you for trying. I believe the original files were created on a software called Cadra.

Regards,
Dave

[davsonrock]

According to my 3 years of experience; I can say that this is the best site for converting DWG files for free! Click here and get there~

[thixoman]

well, good to know, but useless if not .DWG format to begin with, , and that is the primary issue  with the file types in question here, , autosketch, until Version 5 did not have capabilities to save as DWG., ,

[ivan.mikov2001]

Hello Kevin , 

As i have seen in the forum you can convert .cad files to .dwg, I would really appreciate if you could help me with my file. Plese find it attached below. Thank you in advance.

[Kevin.Hutch]

With a header of 

HEADER
VERSION 4.02
EKATTE 68134
NAME £°. ‘®´¨¿
PROGRAM ˆˆ‘Šˆ v.4.1.20
DATE 02.03.2022
FIRM ‘ƒŠŠ €ƒŠŠ
REFERENCE 4729289.000 315906.000
WINDOW 0.000 0.000 112.673 104.075
COORDTYPE 2005, «²¨©±ª 
CONTENTS PART
COMMENT
END_HEADER

Plus a date of 02.03.2022, it is a recently generated file of what appears an extract from a cadaster or property boundary record system I would expect from a local council. It appears to contain over 130 lat/long points, but the format "L 140 48580076 2 02.03.2022 0 1 112.156 101.732 0 0 0;" is alien to me, clearly not an Autosketch file, so sorry I can not open it. 

It may be from  a Geocortex file the "Essentials technology for the Esri® ArcGIS platform. ,  the only cadaster program I have a viewer for, but I still can not see how to open it as a drawing file.

[ivan.mikov2001]

Thank you gor trying. 

[thixoman]

Kevin,  I have no idea how you found all that info about the file, , , crystal ball ???

[Kevin.Hutch]

Not rocket science just open the file with any editor ie notebook and mostly the header is easily deciphered.

Regards,
Kevin
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[thixoman]

DUH,  brain fart here, ,  lolol

[Kevin.Hutch]

DUH me too, that was notepad not notebook and often scrolling right through the file amongst all the gobbledygook there are ASCII words that give more insight to the file source/origin/subject as well.  I say this not so much for your info but others that may not realise where their files come from or what they contain. Sometimes it shows a copyright statement that may make it tricky to convert. 

[kevin.collins36VDB]

Hi Kevin,

Are you still able to convert .CAD files to .DWG files. If so, I would be grateful if you could process the attached.

My apologies as there are about 30 files. 

 Thanks in advance

[Kevin.Hutch]

Unfortunately not all CAD files can be opened by Autosketch.

Using notepad I can open these files and see they start with V10 and I have seen this before, but Ido not know what the original program was. Looking in the files there are a lot of text references that indicate they are 115v electrical drawings, but other than that I can not help

[kevin.collins36VDB]

Thanks for trying....it's much appreciated.

[mike4ddl]

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[mike4ddl]

Hi @Kevin.Hutch ,

If you're still able to convert .CAD files to .DWG, are you able to try? I have 8 here and it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Mike

[Kevin.Hutch]

Your lucky day Merry Christmas

[sxmienbac]

I have had some success with CAD files and am willing to try for you, post or send a file and I will have a look at it, Autosketch can;

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AutoCAD Drawing File (*.DWG)

Autosketch (*.SKF)

Autosketch v2.x (*.SKD)

Drafix CAD v3.x/v4.x (*CAD)