Peter Eichel Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I have a lot of MiniCAD 5 files that VW 2011 won't open. I have MiniCAD 8 on a CD which appears to install well enough but will not open. An error pop up states that the vectorworks.exe file is an abnormal operation. I think it's a conflict with VW 2011 which I do not want to uninstall. Any advice out there? Quote Link to comment
Bob Holtzmann Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 MiniCad 5 dates back to Windows 95 -- perhaps you need an earlier system to run VectorWorks 8, either Win 95 or 98. I said VectorWorks 8 because the last MiniCad I have is version 7. Quote Link to comment
sig_eigei Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 To my knowledge, VW 8 (not 2008) is the last version that can open an older MiniCad file. You might be able to send the files to Nemetschek for translation. Quote Link to comment
Peter Eichel Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 To clear up any confusion on my version, the CD I have states both Minicad? and Vectorworks version 8 on the label. The operating system on my PC is Win XP pro but it should still run Win 95 software, right? Quote Link to comment
Art V Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 There is a converter to convert Minicad 5 (and later) files to Vectorworks 10.5 files. I didn't find it on the US website, so I'm providing the link on the website of the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) distributor. http://www.vectorworks.be/support/softwaredownloads/ Scroll down to "Diversen" and you will find links for the Mac version (OS 9 only) and the Windows version. Quote Link to comment
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