SolidWorks 2008 to 2007 1

[lasonjines25]

I have Solidworks 2008 at work and 2007 at home. Sometimes I like to cut short my day at the office and finish whatever project I am on at home. The problem I have is when I try to open a part or drawing file on my 2007 version it says the file was created on a future version of Solidworks and cannot open it. Does anyone know if there is a way to bypass this?

 

[ctopher]

You can not open newer SW files on older versions.

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 1.1
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
ctopher's blog

 

[ctopher]

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Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 1.1
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
ctopher's blog

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

"Does anyone know if there is a way to bypass this?"

Yes ... install SW08 at home.

 

[Standing]

Thanks CorBlimeyLimey

The obvious is not always obvious

A star for you


Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2008 x64 SP1.1
PDM Works, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400

 

[Heckler]

Here we go again where have I heard this song before?

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SWx 2007 SP 4.0 & Pro/E 2001
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This post contains no political overtones or undertones for that matter and in no way represents the poster's political agenda.

 

[Solidjnke]

How about an enhancement request for this forum -

A scrolling list of the most common questions, just like the "WHITE PAPERS" list.

This could minimize some pain and suffering.

 

[Theophilus]

I think that's the idea behind the local FAQ.



Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

What did you dream? It's all right--we told you what to dream.
--Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

 

[Theophilus]

http://www.eng-tips.com/faq.cfm?pid=559

Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

What did you dream? It's all right--we told you what to dream.
--Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

 

[JMirisola]

As true as that is, Jeff, nobody ever seems to read the FAQ's, unless they're pointed to them.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M

 

[Theophilus]

I think that's somewhat understandable--the folks most in need of such a thing are often the newest to the forum and therefore least likely to have noticed it before.

Anyway, I love CorBlimeyLimey's FAQ on this question.



Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

What did you dream? It's all right--we told you what to dream.
--Pink Floyd, Welcome to the Machine

 

[SBaugh]

The other thing everyone seems to miss is the search or they don't use the right search options.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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