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The animation/rendering application Autodesk 3ds Max supports the AutoCAD drawing format - DWG.

The individual versions of 3ds Max support the following versions of the DWG file format (DWG files saved in the following AutoCAD versions):

3ds Max 2011DWG 2010/2011 and older
3ds Max 2010DWG 2010/2011 and older
3ds Max 2009DWG 2009/2008/2007 and older
3ds Max 2008DWG 2009/2008/2007 and older
3ds Max 9DWG 2009/2008/2007 and older
3ds Max 8DWG 2006/2005/2004 and older (Max 8 sp3 with "RealDWG 2007 update" then also DWG 2009/2008/2007 - see DL Download
3ds Max 7DWG 2006/2005/2004 and older
3ds Max 6DWG 2006/2005/2004 and older
3ds Max 5DWG 2002/2000i/2000 and older

If needed, you can use the application Autodesk DWG TrueView to convert DWG files to an older format.

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See also:
Tip 14526:How to export geometry from AutoCAD DWGs to JSON files and import it back?
Tip 14484:Minimum, maximum, average, sum and delta values from selected drawing texts.
Tip 14359:Automatic macro execution when opening a CAD file (AutoCAD, Inventor, Max, PowerMill)
Tip 14310:Easy graphical display of the project or assembly file structure (hidden function).
Tip 14242:How to find the minimum, maximum or local extreme of a 2D or 3D curve?
Selected tip: Cannot open a password protected DWG - "It contains incorrect or corrupted information".


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