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How to convert Visio drawings to CAD format in Visio 2003
Explains how to convert Visio drawings to CAD format by using the Save As command on the File menu in Visio 2003.
How to disable CAD files after you install Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 or Visio 2007 Service Pack 2
Describes how to disable CAD .dwg files after you install Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Visio 2007 Service Pack 2.
Visio equivalents for CAD commands
If you are familiar with working in a CAD (computer-aided design) program, you might find terminology in Microsoft Office Visio confusing. Some of the commands common to CAD programs are not available in Visio at all. Others are a little different and...

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Visio 2003 appears to stop responding and takes a long time to save the drawing when you save a large Visio 2003 drawing as an AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg)
Describes a problem that occurs when you save a Visio 2003 drawing as an AutoCAD Drawing in Visio 2003, Visio 2003 may appear to stop responding (hang) and may take a long time to save the drawing.
Description of Visio 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Visio 2003 SP3 contains significant security improvements and stability improvements. Some fixes that are included with SP3 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.
MS08-019: Description of the security update for Office Visio 2003: April 8, 2008
Resolves a security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Visio 2003 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This update resolves this vulnerability.
MS07-030: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio could allow remote code execution
Describes a security update for a reported vulnerability that could allow remote code execution in Microsoft Visio.

Troubleshooting - AutoCAD

Troubleshooting - AutoCAD

Only one CAD display object is displayed in your drawing after you save your drawing as a .dxf file in Visio 2003
Describes how you can see only one CAD display object when you convert a drawing to AutoCAD Interchange format in Visio 2003. To work around this issue, you can convert each CAD display object in the drawing to the Visio format.
Cropped CAD Display Objects in Your Visio 2003 Drawing Are No Longer Cropped After You Save Your Drawing as a .dxf File
When you convert a Microsoft Office Visio 2003 drawing that contains a cropped CAD display object to AutoCAD Interchange format by saving the drawing as a .dxf file, the CAD display object is not cropped when you open the resulting .dxf file in Visio...
MBCS Characters in a .dwg File Are Displayed as Alphanumeric Characters When You Open the File in AutoCAD MText Editor
When you convert a Microsoft Office Visio 2003 drawing that contains Multi-Byte Character Set (MBCS) Japanese characters to AutoCAD (CAD) format by saving the drawing as a .dwg file, and then you open the .dwg file by using the MText Editor in AutoCAD,...

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