


However, a caveat to bear in mind is that the following procedure is for ‘Vanilla’ AutoCAD, not any specialized versions, such as AutoCAD Architecture/Civil 3D/ MEP/ Advance Steel etc. If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then it could be worth setting up your AutoCAD 2018 to save AutoCAD DWGs in the 2013 format by default, rather than risking the chance of making working files inaccessible to other stakeholders. Do you have a large archive of older drawings that you need to keep in their current 2013 file format?.Is software cross compatibility important to you?.Do you have a wide variety of AutoCAD versions in use, e.g.Do you share your DWGs with lots of people?.This prompts a big question – which file format should we use? The simple answer is to use what works for you, To find the best format for your needs, here are some things to take into account: For some AutoCAD users, the AutoCAD 2013 file format is all they have ever known and this change has been a bit of a shock. Historically, we have only had a new file format every three years, so this was quite a big break. The release of AutoCAD 2018 saw the introduction of a new AutoCAD file format for the first time in five years.
