helo,i'm new here in this forum,i would like to ask that is there any program to convert the higher autocad to autocad 2004?
xrayrays2012-04-25 11:34:27

Any version of AutoCAD later than 2004 has the ability to save a drawing to an AutoCAD 2004 file format be it DWG or DXF.  You do not need a "converter".Another option would be to use DWG TrueView which can be downloaded for free from the AutoDesk website.

i can't open autocad higher than 2004, i download it and cannot be open in autocad 2004.

it says:Drawing file is not valid.i downloaded the 2007 dwg and i open in 2004 version

I guess I misunderstood your question.  Yes, normally you should NOT be able to open drawings created with later releases.  If I try to send you a drawing created using AutoCAD 2012 and saved to that file format you would not be able to open it.  However, if I back save it to the 2004 file format then you would be able to open it.DWG TrueView has a built in file conversion program.  So using my previous example, if I sent you a drawing created with AutoCAD 2012 you could open it using DWG TrueView then convert it to AutoCAD 2004 file format.Do you understand?


John Connor2012-04-25 12:19:08

The best for you Xray would be to buy the latest release of AutoCAD so that you could be able to open any file......
Or to ask a friend to do a "save as" directly in AutoCAD down to your AutoCAD 2004 release. 

I doubt Xray has the money to upgrade otherwise he would have done so by now.  The best solution is to download and use DWG TrueView to address release incompatibilities.Xray:Read this link then go get DWG TrueView 2013.http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2012/04/autodesk-dwg-trueview-2013-available-for-free-download.htmlOne other option would be to abandon AutoCAD and move to one of the AutoCAD-clone programs such as IntelliCAD, Bricscad, ProgeCAD or ZwCAD.  They read and write to the DWG file format and they are a fraction of the cost.  These programs have much of the same functionality as AutoCAD too.

actually i can't upgrade to a higher version of autocad, coz my company in china they uses 2004 version.That's y i used 2004 version.

And that is why it is important to you to get DWG TrueView to avoid future problems such as this.  Have you done so yet?

i download the given link, and i install but there's no shorcut to open the application.

Then go to your Start Menu > All Programs > Autodesk and find the application icon for TrueView.  When you do, right-click and drag drop copy it to your desktop.  Now you'll be able to find it and run it.Dave.

I don't have the TrueView i only have Autodesk Express Viewer, and its extension is DWF not DWG

What is it about "go get TrueView and install it" you don't understand?
 
When you have that and still have questions, come back and ask them.  We'll be more than willing to help.  In the meantime you need to go back up above, re-read what we've suggested, and help yourself.
 
Dave.

i download the given link and installhttp://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2012/04/autodesk-dwg-trueview-2013-available-for-free-download.html
then i can't see any shortcut in my desktop, like you saidStart Menu > All Programs > Autodesk and find the application icon for TrueView.
i can't see the TrueView, i see only Autodesk Express Viewer, and its applicable for dwf extension not dwg.

Are you certain that you went to the Autodesk website and downloaded a 32 or 64-bit version (in your native language) of DWG TrueView 2013?  And then you executed the .EXE extraction setup file and went thru the full TrueView installation on your computer?And after all of that you *do not* have a DWG TrueView icon on your desktop nor can see a TrueView folder in your Autodesk folder in All Programs?I just did exactly everything described above and I have a new installation of TrueView on my computer, including the desktop icon and the folder in All Programs.You did something wrong.  Keep trying.Dave.

Interesting side note for those of you who haven't installed any flavor of AutoCAD 2013 yet (my advice: DON'T... at least not for a while yet).  TrueView 2013 gives you a preview of what Autodesk did to the command line.  It "floats" now.I'd never seen TrueView or needed to install it before, but the interface is very familiar.Dave.

i tried 6x, the setup smoothly run, its takes 3-4 seconds the setup finish.but there's no Trueview exe there.

You can directly download DWG Trueview 2013 (since March) here from our Download page:
http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/download.asp?cat=1

i try. i hope its works.