CAD -What is it?

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Hi,

Can you please give me good resources to learn about CAD?

And especially about these extensions:
DWG/DXF.

Thanks,

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@danies8,
Hello,

For getting started with CAD concepts and the DWG/DXF formats you have a few solid options:

  1. Official Autodesk resources – Autodesk’s own documentation and tutorials cover the fundamentals of DWG/DXF file structures, how the formats are used in different CAD applications, and best practices for creating and editing drawings. Their “DWG/DXF Reference” guide is especially useful for understanding the file specifications.

  2. Aspose.CAD documentation – The Aspose.CAD product page includes a comprehensive Getting Started guide, API reference, and a collection of code examples that demonstrate how to load, convert, and render DWG/DXF files programmatically. The “Working with DWG/DXF” section shows typical scenarios such as extracting layers, converting to PDF or image formats, and handling large drawings.

  3. Online courses and video tutorials – Platforms like Coursera, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning offer beginner‑to‑advanced CAD courses that include modules on DWG/DXF. Look for courses titled “Introduction to AutoCAD” or “DWG/DXF file handling” to get both theoretical background and hands‑on practice.

  4. Books and reference manuals – Titles such as “AutoCAD 202X for Beginners” and “DWG/DXF File Format: A Technical Guide” provide in‑depth explanations of the file format internals, which can be helpful when you need to work with the files at a low level or troubleshoot issues.

If you have a specific scenario in mind—like converting DWG to another format using Aspose.CAD, extracting metadata, or rendering large drawings—feel free to share a small sample file or a snippet of your code. That will let us point you to the most relevant examples and documentation.

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@danies8,
I believe the answer above is a good starting point and have nothing to add at the moment :slight_smile:

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Exploring…

  1. Official Autodesk resources- reading…
  2. Online courses and video tutorials- Pluralsight/Udemy didn’t find ? do you have any good online resource ?
    I will share all the info in the end to our community:)
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@danies8,
As well as for the software, we can not recommend exact online resources. I can see many courses on Udemy, Coursera, etc. by searching for the keyword “CAD”. The choice of a specific course, its specialization, author, complexity, availability, duration, and other circumstances are entirely up to you.

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