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Contents of the individual layers (objects) in a drawing can be splitted 'by layer' and exported to individual DWG files (with single layer) using the free LISP utility by CAD Studio - Lay2Dwg. For download on Download.

Just load the application with APPLOAD and start the LAY2DWG command. The command prompts for an optional filename prefix and then exports the contents of individual layers (or a given layer only) to separate DWG files.

You can enter layer lists in the form ("LayerA" "LayerB")

ACAD2007ACAD2000
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23.3.2004    39737×  
applies to: AutoCAD 2007 · AutoCAD 2000 ·

See also:
Tip 14361:Extended ATTOUT/ATTIN for block attribute management in Excel (also for LT).
Tip 14304:How to generate a report of used blocks including their visibility status in AutoCAD LT?
Tip 14285:How to identify duplicate blocks in AutoCAD DWG drawings? SelDupBlk.
Tip 14242:How to find the minimum, maximum or local extreme of a 2D or 3D curve?
Tip 14230:How to transfer layer properties from another DWG drawing?


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