.MCD File conversion

[duncan913]

I have 10 .MCD files I cannot open. I tried opening them with the Vectorworks viewer but it says they are too old to open. Is there a way to open these? I have viewed several posts on the forum about this but none seem to lead me to a solution. 

T789200.zip

[michaelk]

I can't open them either.

[Pat Stanford]

Neither can I.

 

I tried the MiniCad 3+ Converter

Vectorworks 8.5

Vectorworks 11

Vectorworks 12.5

Vectorworks 2023

 

The header lines in the files do not look like typical VW/Minicad headers.

 

Possibly you can send the files directly to VW tech support and then can figure out what they are, but I don't think a user here is going to be able to help you.

 

 

[Christiaan]

That's quite an arsenal you have there Pat.

[duncan913]

Thanks everyone for trying!

[Pat Stanford]

6 hours ago, Christiaan said:

That's quite an arsenal you have there Pat.

Yep.  

 

Sheepshaver runing OS9.0.4

VWWare Fusion running Mac OSServer 10.6. (the only one Apple licensed for virtualization)

VMWare Fusion running Windows XP

 

I am probably going to have to add another Fusion setup with VW2018 or 2019 here soon.

 

And I probably have hardware in my garage that can run all of those OS native if really necessary.

 

Yes, I am a packrat.  🤦‍♂️😂

[Matt Overton]

On 10/7/2022 at 2:41 AM, Pat Stanford said:

Yep.  

 

Sheepshaver runing OS9.0.4

VWWare Fusion running Mac OSServer 10.6. (the only one Apple licensed for virtualization)

VMWare Fusion running Windows XP

 

I am probably going to have to add another Fusion setup with VW2018 or 2019 here soon.

 

And I probably have hardware in my garage that can run all of those OS native if really necessary.

 

Yes, I am a packrat.  🤦‍♂️😂

There was a change in the license for MacOS a few years ago so you can run any old MacOS X as a VM on Apple hardware. 

There is a developer API and command tools to 'help'* set them up from install images hosted by Apple** to grab and configure. 

Maybe a should set up a few old vw machines while I'm doing another painful project. 

 

* still painful enough but easier. 

** might require developer account to access. 

[Pat Stanford]

Thank you Matt.  If you come across any direct links, please send them my way.

 

Thanks.