DWG

File Format
Name	DWG
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models DWG ; ; ;
Extension(s)	.dwg, .dwt
MIME Type(s)	application/acad, application/x-acad, application/autocad_dwg, image/x-dwg, application/dwg, application/x-dwg, application/x-autocad, image/vnd.dwg, drawing/dwg
PRONOM	fmt/531, others

Latest revision as of 15:13, 28 December 2023

DWG (AutoCAD Drawing) is the native binary file format for AutoDesk CAD products (AutoCAD, etc.).

[edit] 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

[edit] Sample files

dexvert samples — image/dwg
Sample files directly from AutoDesk

[edit] 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

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-{|
-|[[File Formats]]
-| >
-|[[Electronic File Formats]]
-| >
-|[[3D and CAD/CAM Models]]
-| >
-|[[DWG]]
-|}
 {{FormatInfo
-|extensions={{ext|dwg}}
+|subcat=3D and CAD/CAM Models
-|mimetypes=
+|extensions={{ext|dwg}}, {{ext|dwt}}
-{{mimetype|application/acad}},
+|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/acad}}, {{mimetype|application/x-acad}}, {{mimetype|application/autocad_dwg}}, {{mimetype|image/x-dwg}}, {{mimetype|application/dwg}}, {{mimetype|application/x-dwg}}, {{mimetype|application/x-autocad}}, {{mimetype|image/vnd.dwg}}, {{mimetype|drawing/dwg}}
-{{mimetype|application/x-acad}},
+|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/531}}, others
-{{mimetype|application/autocad_dwg}},
-{{mimetype|image/x-dwg}},
-{{mimetype|application/dwg}},
-{{mimetype|application/x-dwg}},
-{{mimetype|application/x-autocad}},
-{{mimetype|image/vnd.dwg}},
-{{mimetype|drawing/dwg}}
 }}
+'''DWG''' ('''AutoCAD Drawing''') is the native binary file format for AutoDesk CAD products ([[AutoCAD]], etc.).
-==Overview==
+== Identifiers ==
-DWG is the native binary file format for AutoDesk CAD products (AutoCAD, etc.)
+Below is a list of DWG versions as identified with PRONOM, but more research is needed. [https://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2022/ENU/?guid=OARX-ManagedRefGuide-Autodesk_AutoCAD_DatabaseServices_DwgVersion Versions numbers reference]
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Version / Format !! Tag !! Ext. !! PRONOM
+|-
+|1.0 || MC0.0 ||rowspan="20"| .dwg || {{PRONOM|fmt/21}}
+|-
+|1.2 || AC1.2 || {{PRONOM|fmt/22}}
+|-
+|1.3 ||            || {{PRONOM|fmt/23}}
+|-
+|1.4 || AC1.40 || {{PRONOM|fmt/24}}
+|-
+|2.0 || AC1.50 || {{PRONOM|fmt/25}}
+|-
+|2.1 || AC2.10 || {{PRONOM|fmt/26}}
+|-
+|2.2 ||            || {{PRONOM|fmt/27}}
+|-
+|2.5 || AC1002 || {{PRONOM|fmt/28}}
+|-
+|2.6 || AC1003 || {{PRONOM|fmt/29}}
+|-
+|R9 || AC1004 || {{PRONOM|fmt/30}}
+|-
+|R10 || AC1006 || {{PRONOM|fmt/31}}
+|-
+|R11/12 || AC1009 || {{PRONOM|fmt/32}}
+|-
+|R13 || AC1012 || {{PRONOM|fmt/33}}
+|-
+|R14 || AC1014 || {{PRONOM|fmt/34}}
+|-
+|2000-2002 || AC1015 || {{PRONOM|fmt/35}}
+|-
+|2004-2006 || AC1018 || {{PRONOM|fmt/36}}
+|-
+|2007-2009 || AC1021 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/455}}
+|-
+|2010/2011/2012 || AC1024 || {{PRONOM|fmt/434}}
+|-
+|2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 || AC1027 || {{PRONOM|fmt/531}}
+|-
+|2018/2019/2020/2021 || AC1032 || {{PRONOM|fmt/1395}}
+|-
+|Drawing Template|| || .dwt || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/51}}
+|}
+== Sample files ==
+* {{DexvertSamples|image/dwg}}
+* [https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/downloads/content/autocad-sample-files.html Sample files] directly from AutoDesk
 ==Resources==
-* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dwg page] on DWG
+* [[Wikipedia:.dwg|Wikipedia page on DWG]]
-* Open Design Alliance's specification on DWG [http://opendesign.com/files/guestdownloads/OpenDesign_Specification_for_.dwg_files.pdf here]
+* [http://opendesign.com/files/guestdownloads/OpenDesign_Specification_for_.dwg_files.pdf Open Design Alliance's specification on DWG]
 * [http://www.gnu.org/software/libredwg/ LibreDWG], GNU source code to read/write DWG files
-* [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=12456726&linkID=9240618 Sample files] directly from AutoDesk
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD_version_history AutoCAD version history]
+* [https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autocad-2021-templates.html?v=2021 AutoCAD 2021 Templates]
+[[Category:Autodesk]]

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File Format
Name	DWG
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models DWG
Extension(s)	`.dwg`, `.dwt`
MIME Type(s)	application/acad, application/x-acad, application/autocad_dwg, image/x-dwg, application/dwg, application/x-dwg, application/x-autocad, image/vnd.dwg, drawing/dwg
PRONOM	fmt/531, others