ian6598 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hi, I am using CA X6. Is there any way I can send a plan file to a user using v10 that can be opened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 No, sorry. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief16Designer Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief58 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Not sure if the client viewer would be able to do this if your client wanted to put notes on it after reviewing and you make the changes in the newer version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 If you're hoping for Adobe or MS-style "Save as Version ........" then you're out of luck. In my experience (20+ years in software development), a development team needs a structured development methodology and rigorous QA and control over its file structure to achieve backwards compatibility. Given CA's repeated history of needing half a year's updates to make any new major release )X5, X6, X7....) as stable as the previous fully updated major version, I guess it doesn't have a structured development methodology nor rigorous QA so I would guess we'll never see backwards compatibility in this product. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy1 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 You could also make a .dwg file in the 2000, 2001 format and they can probably open it an trace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 If you're hoping for Adobe or MS-style "Save as Version ........" then you're out of luck. In my experience (20+ years in software development), a development team needs a structured development methodology and rigorous QA and control over its file structure to achieve backwards compatibility. Given CA's repeated history of needing half a year's updates to make any new major release )X5, X6, X7....) as stable as the previous fully updated major version, I guess it doesn't have a structured development methodology nor rigorous QA so I would guess we'll never see backwards compatibility in this product. This isn't a very fair statement. Almost none of the other 3D architectural modelling programs are backward compatible. Only program that I know of that is is Archicad and even that one isn't totally backward compatible. It requires installing and running a type of file converter which is in and of itself a bit of a chore from what I can tell. With all the changes and additional features, tools, functions, and capabilities it would be next to impossible to make new drawings work in old programs. Its really just simple logic and has nothing to do with a company's "structured development methodology nor rigorous QA". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 It also has to do with new features in every version. What would happen with those new features that aren't in the older version, you might just get a conversion that is half gone. I'm sure we wouldn't like that. There is just no way to do it without losing content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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