.DWZ files are compressed AutoCAD drawings. They are ZIP-compressed DWG files developed by Autodesk for devices running Windows. To open .DWZ files, use AutoCAD. To convert, rename .DWZ to .ZIP and ex...
.DWZ files are compressed AutoCAD drawings. They are ZIP-compressed DWG files developed by Autodesk for devices running Windows. To open .DWZ files, use AutoCAD. To convert, rename .DWZ to .ZIP and extract content. Some software support .DWZ files on Windows devices. The .DWZ extension is mostly used for Compressed AutoCAD Drawing Format files. It belongs to the Compressed Files category.
You receive “Select an app to open this .dwz file” message when Windows does not recognize the file’s extension. To open, right click the file and choose an application. You can also display .DWZ files directly in browsers by dragging and dropping them. To create a .DWZ file in AutoCAD, click Start Project then New Project. You can also select Settings and Options, then Save or Save As. To open an existing .DWZ file in AutoCAD, select Settings and Options, then choose Open.