Table 1-1 shows which versions (described later in this chapter) use which
DWG file formats.
Table 1-1
AutoCAD Versions and DWG File Formats
AutoCAD Version
AutoCAD LT Version
Release Year
DWG File
Format
AutoCAD 2007
AutoCAD LT 2007
2006
Acad 2007
AutoCAD 2006
AutoCAD LT 2006
2005
Acad 2004
AutoCAD 2005
AutoCAD LT 2005
2004
Acad 2004
AutoCAD 2004
AutoCAD LT 2004
2003
Acad 2004
AutoCAD 2002
AutoCAD LT 2002
2001
Acad 2000
AutoCAD 2000i
AutoCAD LT 2000i
2000
Acad 2000
AutoCAD 2000
AutoCAD LT 2000
1999
Acad 2000
AutoCAD Release 14
AutoCAD LT 98 & 97
1997
Acad R14
AutoCAD Release 13
AutoCAD LT 95
1994
Acad R13
AutoCAD Release 12
AutoCAD LT Release 2
1992
Acad R12
Working with AutoCAD is easier when your co-workers and colleagues in other
companies all use the same version of AutoCAD and AutoCAD-related tools.
That way, your DWG files, add-on tools, and even the details of your CAD
knowledge can be mixed and matched among your workgroup and partners.
In the real world, you may work with people -- at least in other companies --
who use AutoCAD versions as old as Release 14.
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