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alannwrt
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Opening older version drawings

I had been using a 2001 or 2002 version of AutoCad and had saved the drawings to a CD. Now many years later I have AutoCad 2017. How do I open the drawings on the CD in the latest version of AutoCad?

Kent1Cooper
en respuesta a: alannwrt

Just as you do any drawings.  Newer versions of AutoCAD are all backward-compatible with older drawing file formats.  [Not quite that far back, but I just opened a drawing last saved in 2003 with Acad2017, with no problem.]

Kent Cooper, AIA
Alfred.NESWADBA
en respuesta a: alannwrt

Hi,

 

+1 with Kent!

 

I just want to add: files on CD are write protected, so you might get a message that you can only open that file(s) readonly.

So copy them to a local folder (or network folder), select them (the copied ones) in Windows Explorer ==> right-click ==> properties ==> uncheck the readonly-flag if it is set.

 

- alfred -

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pendean
en respuesta a: alannwrt

Assuming your CDs are not damaged ($0.10 disks are the worst way to preserve files for any length of time)... you should not open the files from the CDs, but copy them to your PC first, select them all, right-click, select PROPERTIES and ensure they are not locked before you use them.