Posted by maqifrnswa on Feb 11, 2012; 10:50pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Import-tp5475648p5475827.html

Hi Bill,

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Bill [via LibreCAD]
<[hidden email]> wrote:
> Using LibreCAD on ubuntu 11.10 and wish to use symbol libraries for
> electrical drawings. The import menu doesn't show options and this is how I
> think I have to get DWG files to use as blocks. Very new to this and I am
> hoping to create schematics for machine control. I am having a hard time
> finding blocks for switches, relays etcetera. Any guidance would be much
> appreciated.

There are some technical (and legal) stuff still to be settled in
order to get LibreCAD to import DWG. See:
http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/whats-up-with-dwg-adoption-in-free-software

You may be interested in trying the version 2.0 alphas, available from here:
https://code.launchpad.net/~librecad-dev/+archive/librecad-daily

Those packages don't have DWG support yet, but the PPA will be the
first place it is found whenever DWG support gets in. They do have
lots of new features, but also a higher possibility of bugs.

~Scott