Files with the .DWG extension contain 2D or 3D images and their metadata, stored in a proprietary format using a binary method. The extension’s name originates from the English word for a DraWinG . It is a native format for several CAD applications.
File with STEP extension contains 3D CAD object data saved in text format that conforms to ISO 10303-21 standard, also know as Standard for The Exchange of Product Data - STEP. The format was developed as a standardized data sharing format for CAD and CAM applications and platforms.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the DWG file after converting to STEP may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from DWG to STEP to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting DWG to STEP does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in DWG format, properly converted to a STEP file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file DWG the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of DWG file to other than STEP. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your DWG file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to STEP on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the DWG file in its original format (without conversion to STEP file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.