https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12291660#M34969 You can't. Basically, recreate the template from scratch, and try to export your sketches to AutoCAD format or other in case you can rebuild some of the content for sketch blocks, tables, etc.<BR /><A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-489A3E1D-EB3E-4468-9592-F2EAD0E584DD" target="_blank">https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-489A3E1D-EB3E-4468-9592-F2EAD0E584DD</A> Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:52:11 GMT Gabriel_Watson 2023-10-08T00:52:11Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12290890#M34967 <P>The dwg template file was created in Inventor2023, but I need to use it in Inventor2019. There were some program error when opening the file. How to transition from a higher version to a lower version?</P> Sat, 07 Oct 2023 08:37:49 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12290890#M34967 18627796338 2023-10-07T08:37:49Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12291007#M34968 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="yahyayaksiz_0-1696677509852.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1276397i8E8FD8509F98AEB2/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="yahyayaksiz_0-1696677509852.png" alt="yahyayaksiz_0-1696677509852.png" /></span></P><P>you can select another dwg versions. if its not working use dxf</P> Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:19:24 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12291007#M34968 yahyayaksiz 2023-10-07T11:19:24Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12291660#M34969 You can't. Basically, recreate the template from scratch, and try to export your sketches to AutoCAD format or other in case you can rebuild some of the content for sketch blocks, tables, etc.<BR /><A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-489A3E1D-EB3E-4468-9592-F2EAD0E584DD" target="_blank">https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-489A3E1D-EB3E-4468-9592-F2EAD0E584DD</A> Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:52:11 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12291660#M34969 Gabriel_Watson 2023-10-08T00:52:11Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12298152#M34970 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="20231011152505.png" style="width: 406px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1277721i596533DF99B0BBA1/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="20231011152505.png" alt="20231011152505.png" /></span></P><P>The drawings exported in this way will lose information. The Borders and Title Blocks are all missing, which is what I need. Is there any way to keep them?</P> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:32:25 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/how-to-open-a-dwg-which-was-created-by-inventor2023-in/m-p/12298152#M34970 18627796338 2023-10-11T07:32:25Z