Some users report corrupted accents when saving/opening older DWG formats (e.g., 2004 and older).
To add the French language pack to your existing AutoCAD 2017 installation, follow these steps: System requirements for AutoCAD Mechanical 2017 - Autodesk autocad 2017 french language pack
| Symptom | Likely Cause | Resolution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Missing ribbon tabs after install | CUIx not loaded | MENULOAD → Load acad-french.cuix | | Commands revert to English at restart | Registry locale conflict | Delete HKCU\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R20.1\ACAD-F001:409 | | LIGNE types but shows "Unknown command" | Partial install | Re-run MSI with REINSTALL=ALL | | Dimension text shows commas as periods | Wrong dimstyle active | DIMSTYLE → Modify → Primary Units → Decimal Separator = "," | autocad 2017 french language pack
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