Saving Files

[DamianC]

I am using SW2006 and a design company I deal with is using SW2005.They are having a problem with my native and STL files I send them.Should both SW's not be fully compatible.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

No ... Most solid modellers cannot (or do not) have the ability to be backwards compatible.

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[Standing]

DamianC,
Just an idea. Would it not be easier to change your SolidWorks back to SolidWorks 2005 on your next project for them?


Bradley

 

[MadMango]

You shouldn't be having a problem with the STL files. Try saving them as ASCII instead of Binary. If they have SW, then try using Parasolid or STEP.

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[SnowCrash]

If you still have the SW2005 disks, just do a separate install for their project. You might have to do a complete uninstall, then reinstall SW2005, then SW2006.
All in all, a good reason to keep your last version and create a new install of the next instead of doing upgrades all the time.
Are there any problems doing this?

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2005 SP 4.0 (reluctant to change)
Matrox Millenium G550
AMD Athalon 1.8 GHz 512 Meg RAM