Bob Armbruster Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 How do I open old MiniCAD files or old VectorWorks files in version 12? The file dates go back as far as 1988. They may be MiniCAD version 4 or later. Thanks, Bob Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 VectorWorks 2008 will open files back to Minicad 7. I believe VectorWorks 12 and previous will open files up to 3 versions old. To open a Minicad 4 file you would need Minicad 7. If an earlier version is not available, contact NNA Sales Support for assistance. Quote Link to comment
Petri Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 This may soon become an interesting (in the Chinese sense of the word) problem to some old users! They won't necessarily have a machine capable of running MiniCAD 7! Quote Link to comment
Cris with no H Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I wonder if there would be any profitability in keeping some older machines running older versions and running a converting service. Ya know....this wasn't a problem back when we drew things by hand and our archives were sets of blueprints sealed in plastic and stored in a dry place....*snicker* Cris Dopher Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I don't understand why NNA doesn't support all versions going right back. Bloat maybe? Well, at the conference it London it was a suggested to the engineers that maybe there should be a standalone app to convert all previous versions. This may soon become an interesting (in the Chinese sense of the word) problem to some old users! They won't necessarily have a machine capable of running MiniCAD 7! The way around that might be to run virtualisation software. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 All versions of VW, starting with VW 8 will import MiniCAD 7 and newer files. Prior to VW 8, all versions of MiniCAD can convert files up to 3 versions back. If you have files pre-MiniCAD 7, we can aid in the conversion process. Please contact Tech Support directly for details: 410-290-5114 or tech@nemetschek.net Quote Link to comment
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