

This is not the case – gCADPlus cannot directly open dwg files. In an ideal world, gCADPlus would be able to open any dwg file from AutoCAD. A drawing created in AutoCAD 2019 cannot be read by early versions of AutoCAD. In addition to this variation in type of AutoCAD application, each year Autodesk (the company that makes AutoCAD) changes the dwg file format. Of these, AutoCAD is perhaps the most widely used, but there are many variations of AutoCAD – AutoCAD LT is 2D software, the ‘full’ AutoCAD, AutoCAD 3D for architects called Revit and more – all produce files with the extension dwg. Architectural CAD softwareĬommon applications used by architects are AutoCAD, DraftSight, MicroStation and VersaCAD. These are usually created by the architect using some type of CAD software and the idea is to use the CAD drawing as a base in gCADPlus and save time on site measuring. Why use CAD drawings as base for landscape design?Īs a base for their design work, landscape designers commonly need to work with drawings from architects and surveyors.
