I want to convert or import Autocad file into Freecad

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Hi @j8a
Would it be possible to write a detailed guide how exactly to I need to incorporate the DWG Converters in to FreeCAD.
FreeCAD works for me like a charm in Manjaro, but I don´t quite manage to add properly one of these converters to the Preferences/DWG path.
I am not sure what to I need to do with the files : For example for ODA the have three: RPM DEB and an IMAGE. Which do I use for Manjaro and How do I install it?
Thank you in advance.

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The truth is, most of the time it just works if you unpack a rpm or deb. That is what many aur packages are doing. See for example spotiy from aur or google chrome pkgbuilds for inspiration.
There was also something called debtap but i have not tested it.

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Neither RPM or DEB formats are used directly in Manjaro; they are meant for another OS such as Fedora and Debian, respectively. Though, as @Teo mentions, they can sometimes be manually extracted as is often done by AUR package maintainers.

The IMAGE that you mentioned simply doesn’t exist – please try to be more accurate when asking for support.

What you actually meant was .appImage…

There is indeed an ODAFileConverter .appImage file available to download from the link that you neglected to add:

Note that ODA File Converter is also available from the AUR:

If the AUR is properly configured in Pamac, you can build the package using the following command:

pamac build oda-file-converter

It’s your choice as to which method you use. However, I will remind you that the AUR is not officially supported by Manjaro (or Arch).

An .appImage is a containerised file format (much like .flatpak). This format is designed to work on all Linux distributions that support it, including Manjaro.

In fact, .appImage files will run from almost any location, though it’s probably best to keep them in one directory for convenience.

You can simply double-click an .appImage file to run the app or you can use a special helper app that will integrate the package into your Menu for you. One such helper app is AppImageLauncher:

sudo pacman -S appimagelauncher

And you will find information on how to use it here:

I hope this helps.

Cheers.

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Dear @soundofthunder

Thank you very much for your reply. Sorry for not being more specific. I only ask for support on the forum once in a while. Most of my problems or questions are answered by the posts of others.

Regarding this DWG converters…For me doesn’t matter, I only need to make FreeCAD work.
I chose to install using the appimageconverter. Installed it, specified the path to

Home/Applications

folder and add it to my system!
So thank for helping me applying the converter…The converter works, but unfortunately the FreeCAD does not handle it very well. It keeps crashing, when loading larger files as 1-2MB. But that is another issue.

I will apply this post as a solution. It is a proper guide how to implement the ODO Converter to use it with Freecad.
Thank you very much!!

P.S. The Installation from AUR was not working…Some mirror retrieving error.

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