DCW

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DraftChoice for Windows drawing file

File type: Graphics file

Files with dcw file extension can be found as old drawings from DraftChoice for Windows program.

Found 2 different file type records with the same dcw filename suffix.

What is dcw file?

File type category:
Graphics file

Date updated: May 29, 2018

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The dcw file extension was in the past used for the default drawing format of DraftChoice for Windows program.

It's long discontinued but you might still find a freeware copy on the internet (see links).

How to open dcw file?

You can open these drawings in DraftChoice for Windows.

How to convert dcw file?

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

DynaCAD CAD document

File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file

Date updated: October 12, 2026

The dcw file extension is associated with DynaCAD, a CAD program for Microsoft Windows. DynaCAD is used to create and edit 2D CAD documents.

A dcw file stores a DynaCAD version 4 CAD document and serves as a native document file for that software.

How to open dcw file?

Open a dcw file with DynaCAD on Microsoft Windows. In DynaCAD, use the program's Open command to load the document.

How to convert dcw file?

Open the dcw file in DynaCAD and use its export functions to save the CAD document in another supported format.

Suggested software to open dcw file:

Associated software actions with the dcw file

Software applications that can open dcw files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that can edit dcw files:

Microsoft Windows

Software capable of saving dcw files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that create dcw files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that print dcw files:

Microsoft Windows

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