The file is a very old SmartSketch version (pre-1999). Solution: You need to find someone with SmartSketch 3.0 to "save as" the legacy format first.
Up until the mid-2010s, Bentley offered a standalone, read-only version of SmartSketch. It was free, small (under 100MB), and could open .VSD (SmartSketch drawing), .VSW (Symbol library), and .CXF (CGM-based exchange format) files. smartsketch viewer
In many industrial sectors, the "red-line" markups are still done on paper. SmartSketch Viewer supports advanced plotting capabilities, allowing users to print to scale on large format plotters. It preserves the sheet setup defined by the designer, ensuring that the printed output matches the intended engineering standard. The file is a very old SmartSketch version (pre-1999)
SmartSketch Viewer is not merely a "picture viewer." It retains the intelligence embedded within the drawing files, offering functionality that goes far beyond simple image previewing. It was free, small (under 100MB), and could open