AutoCAD 2018 dwg

[SetMonkey13]

Does Version 9 allow importing of AutoCAD 2018 dwg files or will they have to be backsaved?

[IslaWW]

Export from AutoCAD
The simple answer is to just save as Version 12 .dxf.
Version 12 strips out a lot of the stuff from newer versions that can cause problems, and it also converts splines into polylines (made up of straight segments).
~Gerry G.

[ger21]

I just tested it, and yes, it does.
But I always use v12 .dxf, as Gary relayed.

[NCFatboy]

Does anyone know if the import of the dxf or dwg is the same as an import of an STL? STL is converted to bitmap height image.

[ger21]

I believe that this post is referring to 2D drawings.

for 3D, all 3D models are converted into a "pixel based height map" type model. That's the way Aspire works. It's not a 3D CAD program.