Exporting a dwg file in Illustrator

[snicolas87]

Hi there, 

Can someone please help me work out how to export a dwg (autoCAD Drawing) file in illustrator?

I've created a logo and my client is asking for it, but he says it keeps showing up as a line stroke instead of the logo being filled in, how do i fix this, am i saving it wrong? see example below

[Mylenium · Accepted solution]

A DWG is essentially only lines and fills are limited to what is actually avialable in CAD programs, most of the time those being elemenatary colors from a limited palette or "named colors". In your example the custom blue background and white fill may not translate, so create a proper black and white version, meaning black text on white canvas.

Mylenium

[snicolas87]

Thank you Mylenium for the tip

Cheers!

[Itje-Iris-ow3]

I have a simoral problem. I drawed a stage design that I want to export to dwg to make it 3D. I already. made. sure the lines are black and the filling is white. But the option in 'Ingedling/Export' does not give DWG als an option.

Can someone help me?

[Monika Gause]

File > Export as - no DWG?

[Itje-Iris-ow3]

Indeed..

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[Itje-Iris-ow3]

I wanted to add a screenshot but that didn't work..

[Itje-Iris-ow3]

[Monika Gause]

DWG should be higher up in that list:

[Itje-Iris-ow3]

The screenshot is all I have.. Is there a way to check why I don't have all these options above? I use CC Adobe Illustrator 2023 and it's updated the Cloud says.. So I dont understand why I miss half of the export options!

[Ton Frederiks]

You are indeed missing options. Did you try to uninstall and reinstall Illustrator?

If that does not help, maybe the Cleaner tool will.

https://helpx.adobe.com/nl/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

[Itje-Iris-ow3]

Yesterday it seem to be solved, my file had a to big drawingboard, so I scaled the file 1:100 but now if I open it it again does not give me the option of exporting to DWG.