Open DWG in Composer

[Spectrefish]

I would like the ability to open a .dwg file in composer, edit the dwg and save it as a dwf.

It would be exactly the same as opening a dwf file in composer only it's a dwg instead.

[rkmcswain]

I would like the ability to open a .dwg file in composer, edit the dwg and save it as a dwf.

It would be exactly the same as opening a dwf file in composer only it's a dwg instead.

What you describe is AutoCAD.
If DWF composer included the ability to open and edit DWG files, AutoCAD sales would drop significantly, as people flocked to purchase a $99 CAD program :-).

[Spectrefish]

What you describe is AutoCAD.If DWF composer included the ability to open and edit DWG files, AutoCAD sales would drop significantly, as people flocked to purchase a $99 CAD program .Oops I'm misunderstood. :?

I would like for composer to open a DWG file but want it to be limited in it's editing capabilities. E-drawings professional opens .DWG files in this manner. You can open them but can't edit them, just "redline" them.

[scott.sheppard]

It is likely that the next Autodesk Design Review (new name for Autodesk DWF Composer) will allow you to open a DWG. It will generate a DWF on the fly and then let you markup and measure the DWF. This will save you a step.