Work with Drawings in Earlier Releases

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Save Drawings to Previous Drawing File Formats

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Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To save an AutoCAD drawing to a previous release format

1. Click File menu  Save As.At the Command prompt, enter saveas.
2. In the Save Drawing As dialog box, in the File Name box, enter a new drawing name.
3. Under Files of Type, select the AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT file format you want.
4. Click OK.

 Command entry: SAVEAS