Exporting to ACAD

Is it possible to export drawings from SW2004 to .dwg with layers for the different linetypes. It'd be nice if I didn't have to go back into ACAD to change the color for the hidden lines, centerlines, etc...

TIA Fred

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Seach the help for "DXF MAP". Here's the contents of mine to get started:

[Version] SW990001 [Layers] 0 = 7, 0 DEFPOINTS = 7, 0 HIDDEN = 1, 2 CENTER = 2, 7 DIMS = 4, 6 WORKPIECE = 1, 14 [Entities] Dimensions [1] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Notes [2] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Geometric Tolerances [3] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Center Marks [4] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, CENTER Section Lines [5] = 5, 5, DIMS Detail Circles [6] = 4, 4, DIMS Symbols [7] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Datum Tags [8] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Datum Targets [9] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Weld Symbols [10] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Cosmetic Threads [11] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, HIDDEN Bill of Materials [12] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Blocks [13] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, DIMS Center Lines [14] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, CENTER Hidden Lines [15] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, HIDDEN Crosshatching [17] = BYLAYER, 8, DIMS Detail Border [18] = BYLAYER, 10, DIMS User - Dashed [20] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, HIDDEN User - Center [22] = BYLAYER, BYLAYER, CENTER [Colors]
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Dale Dunn

Thanks Dale I'll give it a shot.

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Fred

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