File formats and other CAD programs

Format	Read	Write	Notes
.musa	Yes	Yes	Musa CAD’s own format. Plain text.
.dxf	Yes	Yes	Built in, nothing to install. Writes AutoCAD R2000 files.
.dwg	Yes	Yes	Through the free ODA File Converter, which Musa CAD downloads for you from DWG Setup… in the application menu. Writes AutoCAD 2018 files.
PDF	No	Yes	Plot or export. Real vector output.
PNG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, GIF	As images in a drawing	No	Attach with IMAGEATTACH, linked or embedded.
.pgp	Yes	Yes	Command aliases, including AutoCAD’s acad.pgp. Load with ALIASEDIT.

When Musa CAD imports a file, it tells you anything it could not bring across, instead of dropping it silently.

The .musa formatWhat a drawing file contains, which versions open where, and the full version history.

DXF filesWhat comes in, what is skipped and reported, and what changes on the way out.

DWG filesSet up the free converter in one click, and how DWG support works.

Images and fontsLinked and embedded images, and what happens to SHX and missing fonts.

Moving projects from AutoCADBring drawings, blocks, references and aliases across, step by step.