Hello
No, your files will open as they are.
However, they will not save the same way, therefore you will need to save
them as SKF, because V6. or V4 CAD files cannot be created from V8.
Now I'm confused.
Paul
"Gerhard Selzer" wrote in message
news:3C215DBD.2C4EAD88@bellsouth.net...
> Paul,
>
> I do not have QuickCAD. AutoSketch R6 with Harvey's precious
> R6.01 patch is my basic workhorse.
> Would I have to convert all my R6 drawings to DWG Release 14 to
> use V8?
> Please be patient with my relative ignorance about the mechanics
> of what to do next or should I just face & accept the fact to be
> prematurely doomed?
>
> Gerhard
>
> Paul Jackson wrote:
> >
> > Gidday Barry
> >
> > V8 will open CAD files and the registry works the same so the two
settings
> > will be identical
> >
> > REGEDIT4
> >
> > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoSketch\8.0\Environment]
> > "NativeExtension"="CAD"
> > "NativeFilter"="CAD"
> >
> > It will state QuickCAD but opens the Drafix OK.
> >
> > V8 will only export as QuickCAD and is not backward compatible to V6 or
> > before.
> >
> > Our PowerTools add ons to AutoSketch will save as a format called CAD4
from
> > V8 and this is the Drafix 4.1 format, but this cannot be done directly
from
> > the shelf version of AutoSketch V8.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "Barry Higginbottom" wrote in message
> > news:66A8C5D23CB750234FD139ECFD3BF195@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Will do, Gerhard
> > >
> > > I'm particularly interested to see how it copes with Drafix CAD format
> > > files, particularly as I have a couple of thousand!
> > >
> > > At the moment with AS601 I have 'tweaked' the registry so that AS
opens
> > and
> > > saves in CAD format. I can't wait to tinker with AS8.
> > >
> > > Barry
> > >
> > > "Gerhard Selzer" wrote in message
> > > news:3C20CF79.88DC2254@bellsouth.net...
> > > > Barry,
> > > >
> > > > Once you get AS8, could you do me a favor and let me know
> > > > if AS6 drawings could be used with it without any transfer
> > > > problems?
> > > > My nightmare is that Mrs. Santa Claus is all by herself in the
> > > > kitchen putting AS8 labels on patched recycled AS7 disks waiting
> > > > for daily orders to trickle in and then no boxes or free sleighs
> > > > and deer to deliver them right now.
> > > >
> > > > Gerhard, R6.01
> > > >
> > > > Harvey wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Barry,
> > > > >
> > > > > This sometimes happens with a new product apparently. It's an
> > automatic
> > > > > response, maybe because inventories haven't been updated. It
happened
> > to
> > > > > me with AS7, and the next day it was in the mailbox -
unfortunately.
> > > > >
> > > > > Barry Higginbottom wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just for the hell of it I ordered a copy of AS8 from the
AutoDesk
> > Web
> > > Site
> > > > > > (UK Shop) over the weekend.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had an email from DigitalRiver this morning to tell me that
it's
> > on
> > > > > > BackOrder.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This new version must be really popular if AS have already run
out
> > of
> > > stock.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What's other peoples experience of availability?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Perhaps it's just the UK being behind the times again?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Barry.
> > >
> > >