Translations:Aanbevolen bestandsformaten om je digitaal archief leesbaar te houden/63/en

It's best to save 2D CAD drawing files in a format that is commonly used and easy to open, usually DWG or DXF. Architects not using Autodesk products are recommended to save drawings with exchanged and published status in DWG or DXF. Make sure that files which refer to each other (such as XREFs or plot style files) are saved together (this is possible in AutoCAD via the etransmit command). 2D CAD drawings are also often converted into PDF, which should continue to be kept. As well as having a legal value, PDFs are much more durable than any existing CAD file. They are currently created mostly using the plot or print function, but software such as AutoCAD and Vectorworks provide the possibility of exporting drawings straight to PDF. In this case, the files can contain more information, the risk of errors when creating the PDF is reduced, and the creator has more control over which elements need to appear in the drawing. Choose PDF/A or PDF/E.