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Myki
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:09 pm Post subject:
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Hi all !
Any idea how to convert SW files back earlier version?
Thanx in advance ..
Myki
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Muggs
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:13 pm Post subject:
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Sorry Myki, No can do.
SW is not backward compatible.
The only thing to do is save as a dumb solid (parasolid, IGES, STEP, or
other) then open in SW 2003/4.]
Muggs
"Myki" <kantor_miklos@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi all !
Any idea how to convert SW files back earlier version?
Thanx in advance ..
Myki
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Dave H
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:
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If you're using the Office version of SolidWorks you can run
FeatureWorks on the dumb solid and depending on the part, it could give
you a SolidWorks editable file again.
Dave H
Muggs wrote:
| Quote: | Sorry Myki, No can do.
SW is not backward compatible.
The only thing to do is save as a dumb solid (parasolid, IGES, STEP, or
other) then open in SW 2003/4.]
Muggs
"Myki" <kantor_miklos@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi all !
Any idea how to convert SW files back earlier version?
Thanx in advance ..
Myki
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Paul Salvador
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P.
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:32 am Post subject:
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Two years ago at SWW this was mentioned as something that was going to
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matt
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:10 am Post subject:
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"Myki" <kantor_miklos@hotmail.com> wrote in news:crhah2$ira$1
@namru.matavnet.hu:
| Quote: | Hi all !
Any idea how to convert SW files back earlier version?
Thanx in advance ..
Myki
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....there was this little demo program that someone wrote, which it seems is
still sitting on their server...
http:\\baren-boym.com\ExchWorks14Demo.zip
Barenboym wrote a program called ExchangeWorks, which would convert from
2004 to 2003, parametrically with features.
He never announced an updated version, and it only does extrudes, shells,
fillets, no complicated features.
Maybe it will help.
matt |
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Cliff
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject:
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:00:41 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Salvador"
<paul@zxys.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I think Baren-Boym was looking into created a app for this?
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What happened (over a year ago) to the announced product
that was to unfold compound (nondevelopable) surfaces <G>?
Did it ever get demoed at the show?
I don't recall who claimed that they were developing it ....
it was not jb .... <VBG>.
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HumanAmp
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject:
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See...
http://www.solidmag.com/connectqna_submitanswer.php?cpfeatureid=3914
I feel very strongly about this......
The ability to 'save as' as previous version has long been on
everyone's SolidWorks wish list. BUT SolidWorks has been slow at
adopting it. Some commentators have said that the problem is that new
features would not be compatible with older versions of SolidWorks. BUT
in 3D central files can be downloaded as 2003 2004 or 2005 - all with
all features !!! and if nec. I would be happy if any such new features
were dumb as long as the rest retained their feature tree properties.
A huge benefit for most users of having a 'save as' previous version
(even if it is only 1 release back) comes whenever a new version of
SolidWorks is released. Once a project is committed to say SolidWorks
2005 we currently cannot go back to using 2004 (unless we drop the
feature tree - and use dumb solids). For most of us this means we wait
until a) the new version is 100% stable, historically sp2. b) when all
suppliers or clients on the project have also updated.
Personally I would love to be able to adopt the latest version of
SolidWorks as SolidWorks intends us to do, but due to not having a
'save as' previous version I have to wait.
COME ON SOLIDWORKS listen to your customers !!!!!!!!! |
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Dale Dunn
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject:
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BUT
| Quote: | in 3D central files can be downloaded as 2003 2004 or 2005 - all with
all features !!!
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Only the older files have features in all 3 versions. Newer files
downloaded as 2003 are dumb solids. |
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HumanAmp
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject:
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Dale - does that mean you wouldn't want a 'save-as' previous version
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Dale Dunn
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject:
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"HumanAmp" <marksanders77A@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1105113293.939852.80030@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
| Quote: | Dale - does that mean you wouldn't want a 'save-as' previous version
option ?
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I was only clarifying the situation with 3dContent Central. I would love to
be able to sent parametric models to my clients that haven't upgraded yet. |
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