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Determine Block Version

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Anonymous
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Determine Block Version

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to determine the file version of a block inside an older version drawing? My CAFM provider are saying that a 2013 version file contains a block created in AutoCAD 2018. So how would I determine the version of all the blocks in the drawing? My presumption was that once a file is saved back to 2013 the whole file and its contents were at 2013 level.
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RobDraw
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@Anonymous wrote:
My presumption was that once a file is saved back to 2013 the whole file and its contents were at 2013 level.

Nope. A "save as" to an earlier version does not convert newer objects or features. The file needs to be exported.


Rob

Drafting is a breeze and Revit doesn't always work the way you think it should.
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cadffm
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Do you know the name of ONE Block and can you erase all except one of a blockreference of this block?

Only for my interesting

Use saveas (2013) / only thus way, not copy content to another file.

Sebastian

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Anonymous
in reply to: RobDraw

So, -wblock should fix the file?
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RobDraw
in reply to: Anonymous

No, exporting it will, though.

 

There are number of ways to export or convert a file to an older format. Depending on your version, -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD either using the hyphen or not. Plain old AutoCAD needs the hyphen. In vertical products, the export command should be available through the file menu.


Rob

Drafting is a breeze and Revit doesn't always work the way you think it should.

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