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    *Smith, Ross

    Convert DWF6 to ealier version

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    10-19-2003 11:40 PM
    Is there any way to convert Autocad 2004 DWF files to the earlier Autocad
    2002 format? I don't want to use Autodesk Express Viewer to view these
    files, and I really don't want us to have to generate every DWF again.

    Is there any easy way to batch convert these files to the earlier format for
    viewing in Volo View Express?

    Ross
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    Re: Convert DWF6 to ealier version

    10-19-2003 11:40 PM in reply to: *Smith, Ross
    Nothing that I would be aware of.

    VJoseph
    "Ross Smith" wrote in message
    news:8E57186CC3249C567F761ABBF6246779@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
    > Is there any way to convert Autocad 2004 DWF files to the earlier Autocad
    > 2002 format? I don't want to use Autodesk Express Viewer to view these
    > files, and I really don't want us to have to generate every DWF again.
    >
    > Is there any easy way to batch convert these files to the earlier format
    for
    > viewing in Volo View Express?
    >
    > Ross
    >
    >
    >
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    *Sheppard, Scott

    Re: Convert DWF6 to ealier version

    10-20-2003 12:10 AM in reply to: *Smith, Ross
    Wow you are one in a million. You actually want to go from the new Autodesk
    Express Viewer to obsolete Volo View Express. You might as well check with
    Microsoft to see if they have a patch that "upgrades" a Windows XP system to
    Windows 95. :-) The Autodesk Express Viewer is so much simpler, I find this
    request surprising.

    "Ross Smith" wrote in message
    news:8E57186CC3249C567F761ABBF6246779@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
    > Is there any way to convert Autocad 2004 DWF files to the earlier Autocad
    > 2002 format? I don't want to use Autodesk Express Viewer to view these
    > files, and I really don't want us to have to generate every DWF again.
    >
    > Is there any easy way to batch convert these files to the earlier format
    for
    > viewing in Volo View Express?
    >
    > Ross
    >
    >
    >
    Please use plain text.
    *Autodesk\

    Re: Convert DWF6 to ealier version

    10-20-2003 12:54 AM in reply to: *Smith, Ross
    Send me your email address and I will send you a copy of the DwfRevert
    sample app (part of the DWF toolkit).

    "Ross Smith" wrote in message
    news:8E57186CC3249C567F761ABBF6246779@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
    > Is there any way to convert Autocad 2004 DWF files to the earlier Autocad
    > 2002 format? I don't want to use Autodesk Express Viewer to view these
    > files, and I really don't want us to have to generate every DWF again.
    >
    > Is there any easy way to batch convert these files to the earlier format
    for
    > viewing in Volo View Express?
    >
    > Ross
    >
    >
    >
    Please use plain text.
    *Saadallah, Dean

    Re: Convert DWF6 to ealier version

    10-20-2003 12:58 AM in reply to: *Smith, Ross
    Ask whomever sent you the new DWF6 file to plot to Classic DWF instead.

    --
    Dean Saadallah
    Add-on products for LT
    http://www.pendean.com/lt
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    *Sheppard, Scott

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    10-20-2003 05:36 AM in reply to: *Smith, Ross
    He really didn't want to generate every DWF again. The classic DWF reverter
    may be in order for this user.

    "Dean Saadallah" wrote in message
    news:19E948D42664D3C8107B8B6F3E98ED72@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
    > Ask whomever sent you the new DWF6 file to plot to Classic DWF instead.
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    *Smith, Ross

    Re: Convert DWF6 to ealier version

    10-23-2003 05:28 PM in reply to: *Smith, Ross
    Many thanks Jeffrey, I've just e-mailed you my request :smileyhappy:

    Scott, if you've nothing useful to say, don't say it. I wouldn't have
    posted my request if I didn't have a very good reason for it. Your
    sarcastic reply is nothing but a waste of time.

    For anyone who's interested. The problem I'm having is that I've just
    joined a firm where historically DWF's have been generated with yellow lines
    on a white background (believe it or not, they did have a reason for doing
    this!). In Volo View Express this was not a problem as they have changed
    the default background colour to black, overriding the white background and
    allowing these drawings to be viewed on screen. With the new Express
    Viewer, we're not able to do this, effectively making several thousand
    existing DWF files unreadable in the new viewer and forcing us to stick with
    Volo View Express for the time being...

    Ross


    "Ross Smith" wrote in message
    news:8E57186CC3249C567F761ABBF6246779@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
    > Is there any way to convert Autocad 2004 DWF files to the earlier Autocad
    > 2002 format? I don't want to use Autodesk Express Viewer to view these
    > files, and I really don't want us to have to generate every DWF again.
    >
    > Is there any easy way to batch convert these files to the earlier format
    for
    > viewing in Volo View Express?
    >
    > Ross
    >
    >
    >
    Please use plain text.