{"id":55844,"date":"2023-05-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=55844"},"modified":"2023-04-28T02:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:36:35","slug":"open-autocad-dwg-file-in-fusion-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/open-autocad-dwg-file-in-fusion-360\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open an AutoCAD DWG file in Fusion 360"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Working between AutoCAD and Fusion 360? Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to open an AutoCAD DWG file in Fusion 360.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quick Tip: How to Open an AutoCAD DWG file in Fusion 360 | Autodesk Fusion 360\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZwJAGxeyNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"aspect-ratio:500 \/ 281;width:100%;height:auto;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Autodesk Fusion 360 Quick Tip, we answer a common question we get from users: how to open an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AutoCAD<\/a> DWG drawing in Fusion 360? Users will notice that, upon opening the AutoCAD DWG file in Fusion 360, nothing displays on the screen. This is because, in AutoCAD, the geometries are in the Sheet tab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the geometries in Fusion 360, when opening the DWG file in AutoCAD, the user must be in the Model tab. So, if you have AutoCAD, using the command export layout, you can create a new DWG where the geometries are in the Model tab. 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