SolidWorks Corporation eliminates
compatibility problem for AutoCAD users
CONCORD , Mass. , Feb. 2, 2005
– AutoCAD® users who need to work
with multiple versions of DWG files can now
work confidently with any DWG file,
regardless of the AutoCAD version that
produced it, without suffering error
messages or being forced to upgrade to a new
software version.
The new
DWGgateway, a free software component
available at
www.dwggateway.com
or
www.solidworks.com,
installs itself into AutoCAD in only a
minute or two. The DWGgateway enables
AutoCAD versions going back to AutoCAD R14
for the first time to read, edit, and save
AutoCAD (.dwg and .dxf) 2D files created by
more recent versions of the software,
including AutoCAD 2005.
For example, design engineers who prefer
AutoCAD 2000i can give their software the
ability to read DWG and DXF files produced
by AutoCAD 2004 or 2005 simply by
downloading and installing the DWGgateway.
The DWGgateway also allows AutoCAD 2005
through AutoCAD 14 versions to produce DWG
and DXF data in older formats, going all the
way back to AutoCAD Release 2.5.
No longer must AutoCAD users upgrade just to
continue sharing standard 2D design data
with colleagues and business partners. The
DWGgateway ensures that AutoCAD users can
work efficiently with colleagues, customers,
partners, and suppliers without facing
annoying “incompatible version” messages.
“The DWGgateway is the latest in a series of
tools we've given to the design engineering
community to enable the efficient exchange
of engineering information,” said Chris
Garcia , SolidWorks Corporation's vice
president of research and development. “In
SolidWorks® 2005 software, we introduced the
DWGEditor™ tool , which allowed customers to
read, edit, and save any DWG file produced
by any version of AutoCAD. Our customers
asked if their colleagues using AutoCAD
could have the same capability, so we're
delivering it, free, in the same spirit we
created eDrawings ™ for easy exchange of
designs and XchangeWorks for importing 3D
models into AutoCAD. As always, the
overarching goal is building new customer
relationships and helping designers and
engineers more quickly bring better products
to market.” |
