Hello,
For my project I work on 3 different version of Solidworks, one on 2010, one on 2008 and one on 2006. I need to now if I can save from Soliworks 2010 to an older one. And how can I do that ?
Thanks a lot.
PS : Sorry for my English.
Hello,
For my project I work on 3 different version of Solidworks, one on 2010, one on 2008 and one on 2006. I need to now if I can save from Soliworks 2010 to an older one. And how can I do that ?
Thanks a lot.
PS : Sorry for my English.
Your only solution will be to have the 3 versions loaded on the computer, it can be done if you installed properly.
Even with 3 different versions installed you will not be able to directly take a 2010 version file and save it in an earlier version. Trying to open the 2010 version in an earlier vesion will get you an error dialog box telling you the file is an incorrect version.
I think what Mauricio is suggesting that the proper procedure when dealing with files that are multiple versions of SW is to work with those files in there specific SW version.
Regards
Mark
Mauricio is absolutely correct about that but the original question concerned taking a 2010 file and saving it back to 2008 or 2006 which is not possible.
Solidworks does not allow saving in older versions to encourage users to "upgrade" to the new version. A policy that will waste your work when the new release has some nasty bug. My solution is to work in the oldest stable version of Solidworks, SW2007. Users with more recent versions can read the file. Models will occasionally break when translated into the new version.
Rick McWilliams wrote:
Solidworks does not allow saving in older versions to encourage users to "upgrade" to the new version. A policy that will waste your work when the new release has some nasty bug. My solution is to work in the oldest stable version of Solidworks, SW2007. Users with more recent versions can read the file. Models will occasionally break when translated into the new version.
Rick,
The statement you made is misleading to new users to the board! Yes of course SW would love you to upgrade every year, but the fact is because of new features or modifications to features in the newer version that are not in said older versions, you wouldn't be able to convert them to usable fetures in the old verstio since they aren't there. also the Parasolid kernal also changes as well and that is why sometimes the older files have hick-ups in the newer versions and vice-a-versa.
Please give all the facts and you say SW 2007 was the most stable and I say SW 2009 and again some people are power users and others arn't, so your opion may not match yhe next guy.
Let's just say – it's complicated!
Hi Romain,
Your English is fine :-)
Solidworks do not offer backward saving capabilities. If you need to work with your file in older version you will have to save it out as a parasolid for an example, and possible use "FeatureWorks" to get your tree data back.
Best regards,
Lars