loganj@yvax.byu.edu (05/25/91)
We need to use a MacDraw Document in AutoCad (on a PC) which wants DXF format. Any suggestions welcome? Thanks, Jim Logan loganj@yvax.byu.edu loganj@byuvax.bitnet
osh@jhereg.osa.com (John M. O'Shaughnessy) (05/28/91)
The Claris Graphics Translator (CGT) from Claris Corporation is what you need. This product can convert from Claris CAD into DXF and DXF into Claris CAD (as well as many other translations.) I believe the purchase price is about US $300.00 John -- John M. O'Shaughnessy osh@osa.com Open Systems Architects, Inc. Minneapolis, MN
marosen@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Mark Rosen) (05/30/91)
What's the best way to get from an AutoCad file to the Mac? My
brother would like to take his AutoCad drawing and bring it to a
printing dude that uses the make to make cool slides.
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*************************************************************bobert@Autodesk.COM (Robert Murphy) (06/05/91)
In article <May.29.19.08.57.1991.8837@elbereth.rutgers.edu> marosen@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Mark Rosen) writes: >What's the best way to get from an AutoCad file to the Mac? My >brother would like to take his AutoCad drawing and bring it to a >printing dude that uses the make to make cool slides. The best way is using AutoCAD for the Mac. It will freely read AutoCAD drawings made on other hardware platforms. You don't even need to export them as DXF files; you can read raw DWG files. One drawback. The current shipping version of AutoCAD (Release 10) is a mere $3000. The forthcoming Release 11 is $3500. That's a little expensive for making cool slides, in my opinion. There are a bunch of utilities that do this. Somebody mentioned one from Claris. There's another one called CADMover that's a few $100, too. Also, some of the desktop publishing programs that started on DOS, notably Ventura Publisher, will read DXF files in their Mac incarnations. Bob Murphy bobert@autodesk.com Disclaimer: I get Mac AutoCAD for free, because I write it.