so i think it would be easier to track down a copy of the software and install it on an old PC, then save it as some other format, rather than trying to reverse engineer this mountain of binary garbage.
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so i think it would be easier to track down a copy of the software and install it on an old PC, then save it as some other format, rather than trying to reverse engineer this mountain of binary garbage. 10 comments
@tubetime @tubetime I'd probably run this in a VM since its possible that it could have some unsavory additions...
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@tubetime I found this dude that has a copy and was willing to translate files you e-mail him, lol. https://www.worldcadaccess.com/blog/2015/11/got-axd-files-we-got-actrix-2000-for-translation.html @tubetime If you don’t mind e-mailing your AXD files to someone named Ralph Grabowski, they’ll get converted to DWGs and sent back to you: https://www.worldcadaccess.com/blog/2015/11/got-axd-files-we-got-actrix-2000-for-translation.html @tubetime That's probably the best thing to do. |
there are three lessons here:
1. internet search has been made nearly completely useless by SEO spam and autogenerated websites.
2. never trust proprietary software. use open source software or software that generates human readable files.
3. maybe print out your important documents