Comments on: Should You Use DWG or DXF?

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 12 May 2020 13:10:04 +0000

In reply to Jorge. I love it when people call me an expert :p

By: Jorge

Jorge — Mon, 11 May 2020 09:09:55 +0000

Thank you Luke for the expert and didactic explanation on the differences and the best approach on applying both technical drawing file formats. It has been very helpful. Best regards.

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:48:39 +0000

In reply to Megd Shamsa.

The fact you’re using a newer version of AutoCAD shouldn’t matter.

I’m pretty sure AutoCAD lets you save as older DWG versions.

And yes, you could also do the same with DXF files.

Just choose an older DWG/DXF release version.

By: Megd Shamsa

Megd Shamsa — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:27:33 +0000

I currently use a newer version of autocad whilst customers often use older versions which makes it difficult for customers to open up my DWG files. Can DXF help with this ?

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:03:35 +0000

In reply to Lisa. So you need to convert an image to DXF for CNC purposes. Here's the tutorial you'll need: How to convert an image for CNC

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:01:13 +0000

Can you help me with a question I have? I am sending over a image to a foam insulation company so they can cut a city scape for a prop for me. They need a .dx file of the image. I don’t know how to even start with that ha!

By: luke

luke — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:34:20 +0000

In reply to Dan Snoke. If you're using the TCP extension you're locking yourself down to that proprietary filetype. This is one of the reasons why most will choose not to save to an extension like that. My suggestion is to simply save as DXF/DWG and test the files in TurbcoCAD. You'll see first hand if you have any issues. DXF files are larger than DWG files, yes. But thousands of DXF files still won't take up much storage. It's not comparable to having thousands of high quality images or videos. For more questions of this answer I'd recommend posting them on our sister site: CAD Answers

By: Dan Snoke

Dan Snoke — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:23:58 +0000

I am using TurboCad Pro 9 (for Mac) which does have a “drop down menu” which says: “Import DWG/DXF” as a combo function. TurboCad Pro uses TCP file extention when saving drawings (mostly doing Floor Plans, Elevations, etc. for residential Construction Drawings. I have not had an opportunity to try the “Import DWG/DXF” combo function from my TurboCad for Mac software. Hence, I am just curious as to what to expect, if anything, if I ever do find an opportunity to use this “combo” menu function to import a DWG or a DXF file (i.e.: From Windows AutoCad saved drawing software to Apple’s TurboCad drawing software)? Also, even though I do have a huge Hard Drive on my Macbook Pro, it sounds like the DXF file would take up a lot more of my Hard Drive space than the DWG format?

Thanks for an “email reply” (if you can) so I might not miss your answer to this question.

By: luke

luke — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:39:28 +0000

In reply to Sreenu. Great!

By: Sreenu

Sreenu — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:18:52 +0000

Thanks it was very useful

By: luke

luke — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:04:03 +0000

In reply to Sandeep Sonale. I'm pleased you found it useful, Sandeep.

By: Sandeep Sonale

Sandeep Sonale — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:17:56 +0000

Nice article it was very helpfull for me to understand in a simple manner…Thank you

By: Felipe Saldarriaga

Felipe Saldarriaga — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:52:00 +0000

Thank you very much, the best explanation that I have found in internet

By: Luke Kennedy

Luke Kennedy — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:25:47 +0000

In reply to David Moore. I'm pleased to hear the article helped, David!

By: David Moore

David Moore — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:16:35 +0000

Top Marks. Everything I wanted to know in an easy to understand article; also excellent page layout makes the text easy to read.
Thanks, much appreciated.

By: Mahalakshmi

Mahalakshmi — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:51:49 +0000

thanks to information.
its very helpful for me

By: Luke Kennedy

Luke Kennedy — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:45:53 +0000

In reply to axis. Hey Axis, here's a post we wrote on converting an image for CNC.

By: axis

axis — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:05:16 +0000

whats the best way to take a photo or hand sketch and turn it into an actual 3D product , like a wood carving, only done on a CNC machine

By: jay

jay — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 01:36:25 +0000

In reply to mix65. Thank you!

By: mix65

mix65 — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 22:55:27 +0000

Use DXF it is open source. Nice article!