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convert to older SW version file

Question asked by Edwin Thein on May 14, 2015
Latest reply on May 15, 2015 by VIGNESH NAGARAJAN
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I have a SW 2015 version part file.

How do I convert it to SW 2014?

VIGNESH NAGARAJAN
VIGNESH NAGARAJAN May 15, 2015 1:39 AM
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Hi Edwin,

 

Look a glance at it. May be it will be useful.

 

In order to open a future version file in a older version , then you need you nee you convert into a neutral format file . In SOLIDWORKS 2013 , you can use parts and assemblies from the current release of the SOLIDWORKS software as components of an assembly in Service Pack 5 of the previous release.

Interoperability is only supported between consecutive releases. For example, you cannot open a SOLIDWORKS 2014 file in SOLIDWORKS 2012 Service Pack 5.

In Service Pack 5 of the previous release, in an assembly, you can do the following:

  • Mate the future version SOLIDWORKS component or subassembly to other components.  
  • Add a Bill of Materials that includes future and current version components.  
  • Suppress and unsuppress future version components.  
  • Create a drawing of the assembly that includes both future version and current version components.  
  • Use interference detection when mating future version and current version components.  
  • Mirror and pattern future version components.  
  • See and reference default planes and origins of the future version part or subassembly.  

In multi-configuration models, for each configuration that you want to access in the older release, configuration data must first be generated and saved in the newer release.

 

This is applicable only with 2013 and 2012 SP 5.0. For other Versions only way is to saving as a Neutral file format such as IGES, Step, ParaSolid.

 

After Saving as Neutral format, You can open the file in Older version and also you can do Feature recognition on your file in order to extract your Feature Manager Design Tree.

 

I Think this will be useful!!!

 

Thanks & Regards,

N.Vignesh

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