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Making transfer of AutoCAD DWG files faster over WAN.

Due to the internal compression of DWG files introduced in AutoCAD 2007, 2008 and 2009 larger DWG drawings may transfer more slowly over WAN network connections. This is because the commonly used WAN accelerators (e.g. Riverbed Steelhead) use deduplication methods to optimize the transferred data - the unchanged portions of the files (since the last version) are not transmitted again. But when you use an internal compression, any single edit will change the contents of the whole file and the file has to be always transferred completely.

Autodesk has released the "WAN acceleration hotfix", which introduces an option to change the internal DWG compression so that WAN accelerators can employ their deduplication methods and make the file transfer faster.

To really switch the format after you install the hotfix you have to set the environment variable (in Windows) ACADCOMPRESSIONMODE to 1 (see My computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment variables > New). At the same time you should set the variable ISAVEPERCENT to a larger number (to 100) and use the QSAVE (Ctrl+S) command for saving drawings. DWG drawings are mutually compatible.

You can download the WAN hotfix for all Autodesk CAD application based on AutoCAD 2007, 2008 and 2009:

These settings are not needed anymore for AutoCAD 2010 and higher.

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applies to: AutoCAD 2009 · AutoCAD 2008 · AutoCAD 2007 · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Civil 3D · Inventor · Revit ·

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