DWG

File Format
Name	DWG
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models DWG
Extension(s)	.dwg
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

Overview

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

Resources

• Wikipedia page on DWG
• Open Design Alliance's specification on DWG here
• LibreDWG, GNU source code to read/write DWG files
• Sample files directly from AutoDesk