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Save IV10 Template as IV9

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gmcrae
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Save IV10 Template as IV9

Hi All, we hare a design bureau and use 9 and 10. We created a drawing sheet template file for a customer using IV10 but they have just "asked" if they can have in version 9 also.

Are we able to save this back or does someone know of a good work around?

thanks
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Message 2 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: gmcrae

There's no way to save it back in IV9 format.

You will have to re-create the whole thing...

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wrote in message news:4899788@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi All, we hare a design bureau and use 9 and 10. We created a drawing
sheet template file for a customer using IV10 but they have just "asked" if
they can have in version 9 also.

Are we able to save this back or does someone know of a good work around?

thanks
Message 3 of 11
gmcrae
in reply to: gmcrae

Ummm, does anyone else find that a little bit annoying?

We are often having to hop back and forth between versions to suit our clients...

Would it really have been that hard to have added this feature?
Message 4 of 11
stanfea1
in reply to: gmcrae

Yes I find it very annoying. My main customer is using version 9, I just bought IV and of course get version 10. I cannot save files that they can open... I could see not supporting way , way back, but one generation, really.

Stan
Message 5 of 11
RonnieWilkins
in reply to: gmcrae

I believe 7 and 8 or could it have been 8 and 9 could share files...

MDT and AutoCAD Mechanical have always been this way as well, so it's not new.
Ronnie Wilkins, Jr.
Message 6 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: gmcrae

My, admittedly fuzzy, recollection is that 6.3 and 6.0 could.

Richard

rwilkins wrote:
> I believe 7 and 8 or could it have been 8 and 9 could share files...
>
> MDT and AutoCAD Mechanical have always been this way as well, so it's not new.
Message 7 of 11
gmcrae
in reply to: gmcrae

Not sure just because its "not new" we shouldn't be unhappy about it. Its just one of those "real world" issues that confront us that it would be nice if Autodesk addressed.

After all they are the ones writing the code....

Anyone know if Solidworks has this issue?
Message 8 of 11
dan_mayers
in reply to: gmcrae

I have not personally tested it with SolidWorks, but it is very common for parametric modelers to not be backwards compatible between versions. I believe that SolidWorks has the same issue.

I agree, it is really frustrating though.

Dan
Message 9 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: gmcrae

A) You either buy a seat of IV9

B) Or they buy a seat of IV10

Either way it's a Win-Win situation. You win by being able to communicate
with your customer, and Autodesk Wins by getting more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Why in the world would Autodesk change this scam, er I mean scheme???!??!!

wrote in message news:4905512@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes I find it very annoying. My main customer is using version 9, I just
bought IV and of course get version 10. I cannot save files that they can
open... I could see not supporting way , way back, but one generation,
really.

Stan
Message 10 of 11
RonnieWilkins
in reply to: gmcrae

The whole reason why it is not possible for older versions to read newer versions is because the underlying architecture of data (the file) has been revamped to try and improve speed and stability. Also, they add new entities and new entity formats that older products just can't read.

Speaking of backwards compatibility, I'm wondering if Word 2004 files will be read by older versions...the underlying architecture of the file is now suppose to be xml, not a proprietary format as in the old days.

I agree it would be great, but at the same time I'd rather have time spent programming new functionality instead of time spent making the product backwards compatible.
Ronnie Wilkins, Jr.
Message 11 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: gmcrae

rwilkins <> writes:

> The whole reason why it is not possible for older versions to read
> newer versions is because the underlying architecture of data (the
> file) has been revamped to try and improve speed and stability. Also,
> they add new entities and new entity formats that older products just
> can't read.

I wouldn't expect the file format to be backwards compatible for
eternity. But, I expect a software to be able to translate its files
back into a previous format. There is a translator for the other
direction. Would it be so hard to create one to translate back?

I don't think the underlying architecture (the kernel) is redesigned
for every release. New features might be a problem in some cases. I
think it would be OK if those would be translatet into non-parametric
solids (or surfaces).

There must be some room in the file format to support non-parametric
solid features. I once had a part file where the base extrusion had a
couple of counterbores in it that were not in the browser. They went
away after recomputing the extrusion. I don't know the history of
that file.

Matthias

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