File Extension DWL

File type: AutoCAD Drawing Database File Locking Information

About the DWL file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .DWL files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The DWL file extension defines AutoCAD Drawing Database File Locking Information files. The files with the .dwl file extension are hidden files related to an open file with the .dwg file extension. In AutoCAD 2000 and its later versions, when a file with the .dwg or .dwt file extension is opened for editing, AutoCAD creates a hidden file with the .dwl file extension. These files are stored in a directory where the corresponding file with the .dwg or .dwt file extension is. A file with the .dwl file extension contains information such as who opened the drawing and when it was modified in computer date and time.


Detailed information for file extension DWL

Category: Data Files
File format: Proprietary
Open with Windows: IMSI TurboCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD or DWG TrueView, SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer, ACD Systems Canvas, DWG converter such as AutoDWG, IrfanView
Open with Linux: TurboCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD
The files with the .dwl file extension are called drawing lock files and are temporary files created in the event a drawing file is opened. These files are created when the 'WhoHas' option in AutoCAD is enabled but in the 2004 version of AutoCAD, the function is used by default. The files with the .dwl file extension are created for a file with the .dwg file extension. These are AutoCAD drawing files and are the propriety format for Autodesk design drawings. Drawing files contain 2D and 3D images, text and other metadata. AutoCAD, a computer-aided design and drafting software from Autodesk is the industry standard when it comes to 2D and 3D design work.