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  1. Fred, It would be great if AC 2002 would work; however, as I understand it, nothing will open AC 2010 except TrueView 2010, which AutoDesk supplies an no charge. It works fine, but only on a Windows machine. Your AC 2002 will not open AC 2010 files, but thanks for the input.
  2. I should have mentioned that I do run Windows XP Pro on my mac under VM Fusion. Like Parallels, I can have have both Windows and Mac applications running. However, on my MacBook Pro, I find that having Windows open (running in the background) takes up lots of memory causing applications to slow down at times. Unfortunately, my 14 month-old computer will only hold 4 gig of ram. The new ones will hold 8 gig, which would be more efficient for those of us that need to run two operating systems and some memory-heavy applications simultaneously. I think you're correct in that SP1 will support the importing of AC 2010. I'm sure there must be others that are working in offices that are dominated by AutoCad and need an efficient way to exchange files between AutoCad and Vectorworks. We all want (and sometimes need) the latest and greatest software, but it can be pretty disappointing when the newest versions don't work as hoped. Look at Snow Leopard in that it supports VW 12, but not VW 2009 (or so I have read). I've been using 12.5 for some time now, but look forward to upgrading to 2010, which I'm sure is happy under Snow Leopard, right?
  3. Vincent, I use TrueView to CONVERT the file, which at this time (I think) is the only application that allows the conversion. As I said, a Mac version would substantially simplify the routine, but I don't think this is a priority for AutoDesk. Although, I understand they're working on a mac version of AutoCad (or so it's rumored). If they support the mac platform, I suspect their peripheral apps would be written for the mac, as well (maybe)...
  4. Thanks, Tim. All of the AutoCad files (old and new) are on a company server that I have access to. The expectation is for me to access the files for further modification. It's simply not practical to have the files saved in current and "older" versions just because I'm not using AutoCad. So, I guess for now I'll need to convert the file via TrueView 2010 for at least next few months. I just wish the process was faster, but at least it does work so I should not complain too much. Now, if AutoDesk would produce a Mac version of TrueView...
  5. I am on a Mac. Okay,so now that Vectorworks 2010 is available, how does one import autocad 2010 files? Apparently, VW 2010 does NOT yet have that ability. I work in an office that uses AutoCad 2010 and need to be able to easily import those files. It's too much of a chore and not practical to ask that all the latest files be saved in an older format. I now have to use DWG TrueView 2010 under a Windows Virtual machine, which does work, but is a royal nuisance, and very slow. Any help on this would be appreciated. I would love to buy DW 2010, but hesitate unless there's a simple way to import those new autoacad files. Thanks...
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