Import AC template into rhino?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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I am new to Rhino having just purchased V5. I have been an AC user for decades, and Sketchup since V4. I would like to know if i can import my AC template which included all my layouts for paper sizes with title blocks etc, and will this convert to similar in rhino?

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AutoCAD template files are just DWG files with an alternate extension. So you should be able to open or import it.

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Yes Autocad>Rhino is perfect, including importing template and layout sheet into Rhino.

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I have some DWT files (US Coastguard Templates) I’d like to import into v5, but when I change the file suffix to DWG rhino hangs- escape will cancel, eventually. The DWT’s are straight off the USCG website.

Any ideas? I uploaded MULTI-SH-A-L_2014.dwg (830.9 KB) one of the dwt’s, to get it to upload I had to change the .dwt suffix to .dwg… It’d be great to be able to open these.

Thanks!

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Hi Cognitdiss.

@dale
I opened in AutoCAD to verify - an audit found no errors and it is a 2013 version file.
Opening in Rhino was instantaneous and all 5 layout sheets are there as per AutoCAD.
When I import, I get nothing.

The drawing does have nested blocks and dynamic blocks so may be a good scenario for testing.

Barry.