Need help saving in SW2003 format. URGENT!!!

[bmh2208]

I have client that is currently using SW2003. We are doing all our modeling in SW2004. I need a way to send them the part file and allow them to open it up. Is the save-as parasolid my only option. I think if I do that, then I lose all my feature definitions. There has got to be a way, like mechanical desktops ability to save in autocad 200 format. Seems like exporting to earlier versions might be a killer for SW. It almost forces companies to upgrade to the softwares most-recent version is order to be compatible with everyone. Please help.

Thanks,
Brandon

 

[jbknudsen]

Brandon,
I believe that the only option is to saveas parasolid, iges or one of the other supported formats that SW2004 and previous versions share. I cant promise that you will loose the feature definitions or not with any or all of the saveas options. I think that exporting the part/model in that manner will produce an "imported" feature in the feature tree and not you individual features.

I know this is a common problem. I also am curious of any work arounds.

Best of Luck

Jay

 

[SBaugh]

If you save to a parasolid You will LOSE the features. There is no way around this. SW is not backwards compatiable.

If you disagree and think SW should be compatible like this. Then you should FIRST check out other threads regarding this. If you run a search in this NG you will find this has been discussed in great detail.

When saving your file to Parasolid file be sure to save it as version 14. SW04 uses version 15 Parasolid.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[bmh2208]

Could you link me to some of the previous topics. I searched but was met with dissimiliar posts, not on the topic at hand.

Thanks

 

[Theophilus]

Check this thread:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?SQID=82459&SPID=559&newpid=559&page=3

Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

 

[Standing]

So as not to be embarrassed when your client tries to open your drawing, you could install SolidWorks 2003 version (same as client). Do your Parasolid version 14 and then open the assembly, drawing, and part models in SolidWorks 2003. If they open OK your all set. Do you have copies of your templates saved in SolidWorks 2003? You could link those with your models.

Bradley

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

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from (the City of) Barrie, Ontario.

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[Rocko]

One that is even worse than this is we updated to a later SP# for SW2004 and were not compatible with SP0 SW2004. That was not a good situation.

 

[SBaugh]

I have not seen this Rocko! What SP did you upgrade to that caused this to happen? I'm using SP3.0 and I get files in from 0.0 to 3.0. I also send out files from 3.0 out to other SP 0.0 to 3.0 and I haven't not heard of such a thing happening.

The only time backwards compat. isn't avaiable is within major versions.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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