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September 4, 2018
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DWG CAD files are converted to PDF automatically

  • September 4, 2018
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Hi I use autocad and dwg files. I have had some dwg files sent to me but each time i open or try to save them in Windows from Outlook or GMail they convert to PDF automatically. I want to retain them as Dwg file format. ??

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    Correct answer Mylenium

    There is no such thing. They are probably simply associated with Acrobat and the icon changes. Check your system's file association settings and Acrobat's as well.

    Mylenium

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    garyg84754814
    garyg84754814
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    December 5, 2018

    Actually, all of my dwg files are being converted to pdf automatically.

    In windows settings it shows adobe as the app to open dwg, yet this cant be changed.

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    December 5, 2018

    garyg84754814  wrote

    Actually, all of my dwg files are being converted to pdf automatically.

    In windows settings it shows adobe as the app to open dwg, yet this cant be changed.

    Well, this is a misunderstanding between Windows applications. Someone told Windows that the program handling DWG drawings from Autocad (or a different program) is Acrobat. But nobody converted the files.

    This is a Windows problem and not an Acrobat problem:  https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-change-file-associations/

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Mylenium
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    September 5, 2018

    There is no such thing. They are probably simply associated with Acrobat and the icon changes. Check your system's file association settings and Acrobat's as well.

    Mylenium

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