How do you load a project into an older version of Fusion 360?

How do you load a project into an older version of Fusion 360?

t_smith5
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How do you load a project into an older version of Fusion 360?

t_smith5
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Hi

 

I think I asked this in one of my older threads, but I can't remember where or if I got an answer, so figured it best to start a new thread for it.

 

I'm not sure how I could load a project into an older version of Fusion 360. I'm using the latest version, but for some reason the version at my university isn't. So whenever I've tried to load my project up, it fails. I've yet to try it, but am I right in saying it needs to be exported out as an .f3d file...? Or does it need to be approached a different way?

 

Thanks

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TheCADWhisperer
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@t_smith5 wrote:

am I right in saying it needs to be exported out as an .f3d file...?


No.

You need to update the version on the school computers.

Are your school computers running Windows OS or are they running a Mac OS?

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t_smith5
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Ahh. It's not going to happen then. Only the Administrators can do that and they only update the software around half-term/each semester. 😕 But they're running Windows.

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The same situation as at my school - but we found a way around this.


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t_smith5
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Oooh. Care to share...? Or is it complicated...? Or not something that can be shared...? 😬

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JDMather
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I forgot to ask what OS you are running at home.

 

Search the C drive of a Windows OS machine for the file...

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Fusion 360 Client Downloader*.exe

Double click on the filename.

What do you observe?


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t_smith5
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Okay, I'm running Windows 10 Home on my PC and Windows 11 Home on my laptop.

 

I'm struggling to find that file. I've tried looking in Program Files, Program Files(x86) and under Users > AppData with Show Hidden Files enabled.

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jhackney1972
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The file is the Fusion 360 Installation Streamer exe.  If it is on the system it is probably in the Downloads folder.  If you have access to the internet you can download it from here.

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JDMather
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Search in Downloads...

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t_smith5
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@JDMatherAh, that will explain it then. If it was in my Downloads folder when I first installed it, I will have since deleted it. 😬

 

EDIT: Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but this is what comes up:

 

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jhackney1972
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So this is what you see when you run the EXE on the school computer?  You already know that the version on your system is the latest.   The point is to update the Fusion 360 version on the computer where you could not open it before, the school computer.  I will guess that you do not have permission to run it on the school computer anyway.

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t_smith5
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Oh. Yeah, sorry. I must have misunderstood @JDMather then. That was done on my laptop. I won't be able to find out the university's version until tomorrow or Thursday. But yeah, it's unlikely I'll be able to load up the executable as it usually comes up with an Administrator login window.

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jhackney1972
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I do not know what your intention is of loading your model on a school computer but if it is just for show and tell, you can use the Presentation mode using the Web database.  Also you could simply export the model from your computer into a neutral format that will open on most any version of Fusion 360.  If you do this route, use the STEP format.

 

If you need to edit, which does not make sense since you have your computer with the model, then you are out of luck.

 

Check out the Fusion 360 Presentation mode on one of my models.

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t_smith5
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I very much need to load it on the university's computers. When I'm not working on the project from home, I have to attend taught sessions in the week, and whilst I'm there, I need to be able to continue working on it. 'Show and tell' is done via a forum, which shows WIP shots and then the final presentation renders in Unreal Engine.

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t_smith5
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2.0.14109 is the version on the university's computers whilst mine's 2.0.15509 x86_64

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