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How to open Auto CAD file Read Only...
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PUNITHKT 
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Joined: 19.Mar.2012 Location: India Using: AUTOCAD2012 Status: Offline Points: 1 |
 Topic: How to open Auto CAD file Read Only...Posted: 19.Mar.2012 at 11:40 |
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HI, How can i open Auto CAD files Read Only (Externally) ... Any Sugguesstion Edited by PUNITHKT - 19.Mar.2012 at 12:05 |
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John Connor
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Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7087 |
Posted: 19.Mar.2012 at 16:25 |
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You would have to find the file using Windows Explorer and remove the read-only attribute. Instructions can easily be found on the Internet. Are you on a network? Does someone else have the file open?
You could open the file as read only then do a "saveas" under a slightly different file name. |
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Vladimir Michl
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CAD Studio a.s. Joined: 26.Jul.2007 Location: Czech Republic Using: Autodesk software Status: Offline Points: 1806 |
Posted: 19.Mar.2012 at 17:33 |
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There are multiple options to do this - see the tip:
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