Dwg - Gateway
Choice depends on required fidelity, budget, legal constraints, and deployment model (on-prem vs cloud).
Additionally, AI models are being trained to "gateway" semantic data. Future gateways won’t just translate geometry; they will identify that a closed polyline on layer "A-WALL" is a wall , and export it as an IFC wall with attributes. dwg gateway
A contractor sent you "Plumbing_v3.dwg" (AutoCAD 2022 format). You have a Macbook and no Autodesk subscription. Choice depends on required fidelity