Exporting as a DWG changes the layout

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August 14, 2025
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Hello! I have Adobe Illustrator 2025 and I am exporting a PDF with a portrait layout as a DWG for Autocad. Opening the file in Autocad, I get a landscape layout. Here is a screengrab as I export the PDF in Illustrator. Is there any way to fix this? Thank you.

creative explorer

Community Expert

@DH45 Under the 'Options,' select a different export option.In the "Options" section of the "DXF/DWG Export Options" window, select "Preserve Appearance" instead of "Maximum Editability." This option prioritizes maintaining the visual layout and scale of the original artboard, which should prevent the layout from changing from portrait to landscape. Before you export, double-check that your artboard in Illustrator is set to the correct dimensions and orientation (portrait). You can do this by going to "File" > "Document Setup" in the Illustrator menu.

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DH45Author

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Thank you for your response!

I tried this and the Model tab in autocad had a vertical layout. But layout 1 & 2 tabs were both horizontal layout. Is there anything else I can do?

Thank you

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @27764417,

Could you share a sample AI and DWG file along with screenshots of the export settings used and how the files look in Illustrator and AutoCAD, so I can check this with the team?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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