Although I can keep working, the interrupt effects mouse and keyboard inputs for a split second and the window always sits on top of everything else so it can't be ignored.Īn obvious way around this is to download a DWG to my machine before opening and then upload when finished, this however defeats the whole purpose of using Google Drive and also prevents live multi-person drawing work via Xrefs. When a DWG is closed and the DWL's are deleted, Google Drive raises an interrupt window warning that a file is about to be deleted and OK has to be clicked to close the window. There doesn't seem to be oneįrom what I have read, the DWL files have to be in the origin folder of the DWG that is opened and all work files are stored in Google Drive. Select check box for Always use this app to open.
In the Open with dialog box, click Autodesk Autocad 2020 Autodesk AutoCAD 2020 program Or click Browse to locate the program (. DWL2 (e.g example.dwl2) file and click Open With. I have been looking to see if there is an option to set DWL files to be created locally on my machine rather than in the Google Drive where all work is stored. Associate DWL2 Default Program on Windows. Check to see if the root folder is zipped or compressed, and unzip if necessary. I've read around the forums and found what I think is the answer, unfortunately it's not the one I wanted and I would like to confirm this and see if anyone has any ideas. Note: This may also need to be done for the folder the DWG file is in, particularly if multiple files all open read-only.
