This topic describes how to open an
Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 drawing and view the
Autodesk Civil 3D objects in a prior version of the software.
Opening an
Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 Drawing in a Prior Version of AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Drawings saved in
Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 can be opened in
Autodesk Civil 3D 2018 through the current version.
- To open an
Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 drawing and view the
Autodesk Civil 3D objects in a version of the software prior to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018, set the PROXYGRAPHICS system variable value to 1 in
Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 to save the graphics with the drawing and then use the Save As command to save the drawing to a prior drawing file format. When you open the drawing in a prior version of the software, the
Autodesk Civil 3D objects will be displayed as proxy graphics.