Can current Styles Libraries be used on older versions of inventor..?

Eddimeister
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Can current Styles Libraries be used on older versions of inventor..?

Eddimeister
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My office has several users in another country on an older version of inventor 2018... They are an independant office on their own and upgrading to 2020 isnt practical... (although I wish this was the case)

Our head office is geared up with Inventor 2020... Every time I open one of their exported dwgs, the styles do not align with those being produced here with the head office - I'm just curious as to whether a copy of the 2020 Styles Library would be compatible with the 2018 version of inventor - Basically make a copy of the 2020 Styles Library Folder and have them reinstate this copy in place of their 2018 folder...

Has anyone done this before - is it possible/compatible..?

Would the Styles Library Manager work in any way..?

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johnsonshiue
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Hi! I would suggest not to do that. There can be sutble change in styles between releases. The newer styles are not supported on older releases. Sharing across releases can lead to corruption. I would not do that.

Many thanks!



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
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Eddimeister
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Cheers - Good to know

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