Opening old inventor files in newer versions

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I can't believe nobody has asked this, but I haven't found the answer in 1/2 hour of searching.  Everybody wants to know about opening a newer version file in an older version of inventor.  I want to know the converse:  I have inventor 2018 - can it open older version files.  For instance, can 2018 open 2015 files?  This is a concern I have because if I make a bunch of designs with 2018, and then upgrade in 2019 or 2020, I wouldn't want to be unable to open and edit my designs from 2018.  I guess I could try to find someone with older inventor files, and try to open them to see, but thought I might as well get a definitive answer here so I know how things work.

Thanks

[komisarsher]

I attached one of the docs of the file below.

I have no version of Inventor.

The doc was created on Inventor 2005...that is all I know.

I am not familiar with http://viewer.Autodesk.com

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@komisarsher wrote:
I attached one of the docs of the file below.

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[komisarsher]

Below is a Doc among many that were created on Inventor 2005 which I can't open

[TheCADWhisperer]

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@komisarsher wrote:
I am not familiar with http://viewer.Autodesk.com

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You should be able to see the files in the Autodesk Viewer.

What do you need to do with these files once opened?

[SBix26]

The file you posted was not created in "Inventor 2005"; as @Frederick_Law pointed out, Inventor releases were not named by years until 2008.  In fact, this file was created in Inventor 5 SP1, and last updated in Inventor 5.3, dating from 2002 (I know this because that was the year I started using Inventor, and it was version 5.3).  The "Creation Date" field in iProperties (Inventor metadata) is 1/31/2002.

As others have mentioned, it opens just fine in Inventor 2024.0.1, but so far you haven't told us what you expect to happen after it's opened.

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Sam B

Inventor Pro 2024.0.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Files saved from older Inventor releases can be opened in later Inventor releases. That is the standard behavior. If it does not work, it will be a migration bug.

You may install Inventor and run Inventor Read-Only model to see the file without a subscription license.

Many thanks!