

dwg files automatically using CADdirect 2022.Īdditionally, you can set up CADdirect 2022 to open drawings automatically using the Recover command, for example, if you are a new CADdirect 2022 user and your original drawings were created using different CAD software and those drawings regularly contain errors or damaged data. You can specify which file extensions are associated with CADdirect 2022, allowing you to open files such as. There are several options that determine how drawings are opened in CADdirect 2022. You can always specify a different format in the Save Drawing As dialog box. Under Save As, select the default drawing format that displays when using the Save As command. This setting has no effect on saving existing or new drawings using commands other than Save As - CADdirect 2022 always saves existing drawings in their current file for-mat and saves new drawings with the most current file format. For example, if you use the Save As command to save most of your drawings in a legacy file format, you can select that file format as the default so you don’t have to select it each time you save a drawing using the Save As command. You can control the default file format that you want to display in the Save Drawing As dialog box. If you want to change the default extension assigned to your AutoSave files, type the new extension in AutoSave Drawing Extension. Under AutoSave, select the check box to enable the AutoSave feature, and select the frequency. To set how drawings are saved automatically The file is saved in the folder specified in Options > Paths/Files for Temporary Files, with the file extension specified in the AutoSave Drawing Extension box (by default. When AutoSave is enabled, the program creates a copy of your drawing. The program restarts this interval timer whenever you save the drawing file. The Minutes setting determines the interval between automatic saves.

You can configure the program to periodically save your drawings automatically. To avoid losing data in the event of a power failure or other system error, save your drawing files often. Under Experience level, select Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced.
