Double click DXF and DWG files

Double click DXF and DWG files

To ensure that when you double-click a DXF or DWG file, it opens in the current session of IronCAD:

Make sure the registry has

 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CaxaDraft.Document]

 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CaxaDraft.Document\DataObject]

@="0"

 

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