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AutoCAD Converter Template

The AutoCAD Converter Template is used only by the Visio Technical AutoCAD file converter, which converts Visio Technical files to AutoCAD .dwg and .dxf format, and files in AutoCAD .dwg and .dxf format to Visio Technical files.

You don't need to open the template to convert files. The file converter accesses the shapes it requires automatically.

You can change the default settings of the AutoCAD Converter Template to control the results when you convert an AutoCAD drawing to a Visio Technical drawing. You can then save the changes in the AutoCAD Converter Template, or save them in a custom template that you specify during the conversion process.

In the AutoCAD Converter Template, you can:

•	Change style definitions or add new styles to specify the line attributes and fonts to use for each AutoCAD element.

•	Change the default page size and drawing scale.

•	Add custom masters to the template's stencil. Visio Technical then uses these masters to convert drawings, rather than creating new shapes, which speeds up the conversion process.

See also:

About including other programs' data in Visio drawings

About including Visio data in other programs' documents

Controlling AutoCAD file conversion results

Converting a single AutoCAD drawing file

Converting AutoCAD and other file formats to Visio Technical