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Open Source but propritary format? #21

Open mabushey opened 4 years ago

mabushey commented 4 years ago

I don't run Autodesk for numerous reasons. Is there any way to get this converted to a format I can import into OpenSCAD (Blows away Autodesk products) such as .stl I tried using an online converter but it just reported errors in the .dwg files.

malixsys commented 4 years ago

Issue descriptions are probably not the proper place for subjective comments on software. :) But, as you may know, « DWG is the native format for several CAD packages including DraftSight, BricsCAD, IntelliCAD, Caddie and Open Design Alliance compliant applications » Have you tried using any of those to open and convert the models?

AutoCAD itself allows to easily export to STL, maybe you can install a trial version, if available.

mabushey commented 4 years ago

AutoCAD only runs on Windows. I have Linux and FreeBSD.

defied commented 4 years ago

https://bit.ly/3c9fKLa

malixsys commented 4 years ago

Did you check https://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/oda_file_converter?

malixsys commented 4 years ago

At worst, you can run DWG TrueView in an emulation of Windows...

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/dwg-trueview/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-DWG-TrueView-2018.html

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