Working with Drawing Files

This chapter describes the commands for creating, opening, and saving drawing files.

You can open drawing files created in other CAD programs or save files to open them in other applications.

These commands support the following file types:

• DWG (Drawing files)
• DWS (Drawing Standard files)
• DWT (Drawing Template files)
• DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)
• DWF (Design Web Format)
• SHP (Shape file)
• FLX

You can also:

• Use drawing tabs at the top of the drawing window to control multiple open drawings.
• Export and import drawings.
• Use drawing utilities to back up, check, recover, and clean drawing files.

To learn how to create and manage layouts, see Creating Sheets and Printing Drawings.