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Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

mbarrettMETS3 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:44:16 GMT

So I have Inventor 2023. I recently installed an update so I could open newer files. When I now open a 2024 ipt file the "Derive" command is highlighted automatically and if I click cancel the part disappears or if I say ok there is no features on display in the model browser.

When I open a file saved from 2023 Inventor there is no issue.

Any ideas why it is doing this or how to solve this?

Thanks

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

Frederick_Law — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:02:18 GMT

That's how it is.

Old version cannot work on new version files.

Install 2024 to edit 2024 files.

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

mbarrettMETS3 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:10:04 GMT

Thanks. I'll uninstall the 2023 version so and install the 2024. Thank you for the speedy response.

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

Frederick_Law — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:17:44 GMT

You can have both on same computer.

Need to be very careful not mixing different version files.

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

PRAGADEESH_K — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:58:41 GMT

@Frederick_Law
Is there any other option for open new version file open an old version. like conversion type...

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

BDCollett — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:37:50 GMT

@PRAGADEESH_K wrote:
@Frederick_Law
Is there any other option for open new version file open an old version. like conversion type...

Sometimes the latest patch will open the newer version.

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

PRAGADEESH_K — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:21:12 GMT

Thank you @BDCollett 😊

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

ldutkaTUZ58 — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:06:07 GMT

Nope..

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

johnsonshiue — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:28:05 GMT

Hi! Technically, there is no workflow in Inventor "opening" newer ipt/iam files in an older release. Instead, you may derive a newer ipt/iam files in an older release assuming the older release has .3 or later updates installed.

There is another workflow to consider is to export the ipt/iam files as STEP. Then you may import (convert or reference) it to an older release. The reference import option behaves very much like deriving a new ipt/iam file in an older Inventor release.

Many thanks!

Re: Problem when opening a 2024 ipt file using Inventor 2023

CGBenner — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:55:18 GMT

@PRAGADEESH_K Did the information provided answer your question? If so, please use Accept Solution so that others may find this in the future. Thank you very much!