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Open and Save Drawing Files from the Internet
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To open an AutoCAD file from the Internet by entering a URL

  1. Click File menu Open.At the Command prompt, enter open.
  2. In the Select File dialog box, enter the URL to the file in File Name. Click Open.

    You must enter the Hypertext Transfer Protocol or File Transfer Protocol (for example, http:// or ftp://) and the extension (for example, .dwg or .dwt) of the file you want to open.

 Toolbar: Standard 
 Command entry: OPEN