I do my best to try and remember doing that but I work in a fast moving high paced area where I am constantly emailed drawing files and my mouse finger is quicker than my brain so I am constantly double clicking and opening files straight from email because I usually just have to print them out. Try open the corrupted drawing by using DWG Trueview.
I know that is the preferred method but I really want to find a solution where the correct program is associated with the file. Go to: C:WindowsTemp for files with an SV extension and if find a similar file with the same name of the corrupted. Can’t open DWG file in AutoCAD Causes: The AutoCAD version used to open the DWG file is older than the file. Now it is easy to open the DWG or DXF Windows-based binary file format created by AutoDesk without AutoCA.
The AutoCAD file will appear as a new Visio drawing. Know how to open DWG file without AutoCAD software. dxf file on your computer, and then double-click it to open it. If there's a means by which one can tell the AutoCAD DWG Launcher to target a legacy version, over the newest version installed, I am unaware of it. Next to the File name box, click the All Visio Files dropdown, and then select AutoCAD Drawing. For many moons, the best way of opening a given DWG in a specific platform / version when multiple are installed is to open the desired application, and then to open said DWG.Īs I understand it one can also drag said DWG over the desired application icon, but you'd have to experiment to see if that is done in another session or not ( I use the above method).