DWG
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DWG (AutoCAD Drawing) is the native binary file format for AutoDesk CAD products (AutoCAD, etc.).
Identifiers
Below is a list of DWG versions as identified with PRONOM, but more research is needed. Versions numbers reference
| Version / Format | Tag | Ext. | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | MC0.0 | .dwg | fmt/21 |
| 1.2 | AC1.2 | fmt/22 | |
| 1.3 | fmt/23 | ||
| 1.4 | AC1.40 | fmt/24 | |
| 2.0 | AC1.50 | fmt/25 | |
| 2.1 | AC2.10 | fmt/26 | |
| 2.2 | fmt/27 | ||
| 2.5 | AC1002 | fmt/28 | |
| 2.6 | AC1003 | fmt/29 | |
| R9 | AC1004 | fmt/30 | |
| R10 | AC1006 | fmt/31 | |
| R11/12 | AC1009 | fmt/32 | |
| R13 | AC1012 | fmt/33 | |
| R14 | AC1014 | fmt/34 | |
| 2000-2002 | AC1015 | fmt/35 | |
| 2004-2006 | AC1018 | fmt/36 | |
| 2007-2009 | AC1021 | x-fmt/455 | |
| 2010/2011/2012 | AC1024 | fmt/434 | |
| 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 | AC1027 | fmt/531 | |
| 2018/2019/2020/2021 | AC1032 | fmt/1395 | |
| Drawing Template | .dwt | x-fmt/51 |
Sample files
- dexvert samples — image/dwg
- Sample files directly from AutoDesk
Resources
- Wikipedia page on DWG
- Open Design Alliance's specification on DWG
- LibreDWG, GNU source code to read/write DWG files
- AutoCAD version history
- AutoCAD 2021 Templates