topic Re: Can I export a 2021 revit file in a 2020 version? in Revit Architecture Forum

Can I export a 2021 revit file in a 2020 version?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:54:45 GMT

Please help me I'm a new Revit user, and I'm learning with the 2021 version.

martijn_pater — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:15:41 GMT

barthbradley — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:47:40 GMT

Backward Compatibility been a wish list item since the beginning of time. Someday maybe.

RobDraw — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:47:48 GMT

@barthbradley wrote:
Backward Compatibility been a wish list item since the beginning of time.

Not at the beginning but shortly thereafter.

Mohamed-Nassar — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:17:58 GMT

you can't do this with Revit, maybe in the future if autodesk allow us to downgrade models

martijn_pater — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:59:37 GMT

Don't hold your breath... 🙄 🤑

RobDraw — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:05:13 GMT

@Mohamed-Nassar wrote:
you can't do this with Revit, maybe in the future if autodesk allow us to downgrade models

Doubtful. The decision to not make Revit backwards compatible was made at the onset and for good reason.

Mohamed-Nassar — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:28:01 GMT

I am agree with you Sir but some times u need it in some cases, can you clarify the the reason, please

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:31:34 GMT

search this forum this has been discussed multiple times already

RobDraw — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:05:11 GMT

@Mohamed-Nassar wrote:
I am agree with you Sir but some times u need it in some cases, can you clarify the the reason, please

That's a question for the developers but the answer is not going to help you. If your projects are done properly, you should never need it.