SW2005 convert to SW2004 or 2003

Jan 05, 2005 5 Replies

Hi all !



Any idea how to convert SW files back earlier version?



Thanx in advance ..



Myki


Sorry Myki, No can do.

SW is not backward compatible. The only thing to do is save as a dumb solid (parasolid, IGES, STEP, or other) then open in SW 2003/4.]

Muggs

If you're using the Office version of SolidWorks you can run FeatureWorks on the dumb solid and depending on the part, it could give you a SolidWorks editable file again.

Dave H

Muggs wrote:

Two years ago at SWW this was mentioned as something that was going to happen. Still waiting.

I think Baren-Boym was looking into created a app for this?

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"Myki" wrote in news:crhah2$ira$1 @namru.matavnet.hu:

...there was this little demo program that someone wrote, which it seems is still sitting on their server...

http:\\baren-boym.com\ExchWorks14Demo.zip Barenboym wrote a program called ExchangeWorks, which would convert from

2004 to 2003, parametrically with features.

He never announced an updated version, and it only does extrudes, shells, fillets, no complicated features.

Maybe it will help.

matt

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