3ds Max Open Newer Version

[Eboni Kleifgen]

Ihave tried installing this plugin in SU Make 2017, however was not able to open a model created in SU Pro 2018. Does this plugin only work on Pro versions not Make? If this is the case, does it still work after the 30 day trial period?

@eneroth3, @DaveR, Thanks both for the reply. I have a licensed SU Pro on one machine, and SU Make 2017 on another machine. Both machines are 64 bit.

I installed the plugin within the extension manager in SU Make 2017. It installed fine with no problem. The signature shows everything is installed ok. However, within SU Make 2017 when I try to open a 2018 created file, it still brings up the message saying the model was created in a newer version and will not open.

Nab, Thanks for pointing that out!

I assumed Legacy Save is only to allow already open newer models to be saved in a legacy format. I have only SU2017 Make, so I cannot open newer models to save them to Legacy formats.

COLLADA is an XML-based schema that enables you to transfer data among 3D digital content creation tools, such as SketchUp, Maya, 3ds Max, and Rhino. COLLADA files use the .dae file extension, which stands for digital asset exchange. In SketchUp, you...

I downloaded a package of VW hatches from JRA online. But the file won't open, and I got this error message : "this is an unrecognized file . . . . it may be a newer version of VW". I have contacted JRA to get a file compatible with VW 2013. But if that fails, can someone on the Community Board export the file to 2013 version for me? I'm crunched for time. Thanks.

I'm retired, and not likely to invest in a new subscription. 2013 was one of the last versions before annual subscriptions became obligatory. I found a good ACAD pattern online, but it wouldn't import into VW. Maybe for the same "old version" reason. I also had an ACAD user to send me the same pattern, but it turned-out to be a different hatch. I would try to make a hatch in VW, but these shingles have irregular spacing, which is specifically what I'm looking for. Blocked at every turn.

Well if you can get someone to get a 2018 version I could save backwards. Crazy we are forced to do this - it's predatory software and this is essentially just a data pack, should be like swapping a font or shp file.

As stated in the title. I have installed all the run-times from lv6 to lv8.6, but cannot open any VIs that have been compiled in a more recent version of LabVIEW. We run (on different computers) lv5, lv6.1, and lv8.5. Upgrading some of the older machines is not possible since they cannot handle the required OS.

For each versino of LV there isw code included that runs behind the scenes when you open a VI from an earleir version which replaces old functions with the new versions. This is called Mutation code. To accomplish its task it has to know everything that changed between version X and Y. Since it is possible to baby step the versions up and the number of user that jump multiple major versions is small, I don't think any effort will go into that work.

Recently upgraded to 2018.2. Previously when opening a workflow created in a newer version, we would open the workflow in [Notepad>adjust the version>Save As] to be able to view the workflow in our current version. No big deal. After upgrading, I've noticed that the Notepad trick is not working anymore(spits out symbols). Also noticed that every workflow that I've tried to open is now a YXZP file and not a YXMD. Is there a workaround for this?

YXZP is a packaged Alteryx file. So it includes workflows, macros, and data. Double click, or open the yxwz package in Alteryx. This will unpackage the contents into a folder (you can specify where). Then go to that location and change the version of the yxmd in the folder as in the past.

You can also unzip a YXZP file using any traditional Zip program (winrar, 7zip, etc). They are just regular zip files with an extension that Alteryx can recognize (so it knows to try unzipping them, rather than to try reading them in as data).

In the Illustrator Options dialog box which appear while saving, there's a pulldown menu for Version. You can select Illustrator CS from there. This, of course, must be done on the machine with the newer version. If you don't have access to that you could ask whoever does to resave it for CS for you.

If you open it with Acrobat Pro, it will open as if it were a PDF. Then just go to File > Export > PostScript > Encapsulated PostScript. As soon as you choose "Encapsulated PostScript," you will be offered a chance to Save As an .eps file. If you save it in the same file you stored or received it in, it will override the original .eps file as an older version that you can use. Note that if the original file was an .ai document, it will still save it as an .eps, then you would just use your older Illustrator to save THAT file to override the original .ai document.

OR,

Contact other Adobe Illustrator Users and initiate a class action law suit forcing Abobe to provide translation support for it's desktop versions.

Adobe should know that forcing customers to contact clients to ask them to downsave a file is often impossible, difficult, and or puts the desktop user in an uncomfortable posution.

In reality you'll usually have to find a friend and trouble them to help you.

If you have an X14 .plan/.layout files, will an older version of Chief be able to open them? I presume there would be little to no compatibility here because it can be difficult to make older versions of the software future proof. The older version would have no knowledge of any new capabilities.

Forward compatibility only. Once a plan is opened and SAVED in a newer version it can no longer be opened in a previous version. But if you are farming out your work to someone who does not stay current and have SSA Personally for me that is a red flag regarding their experience level with the software. Not always but it can be someone who doesn't use it every day like the users who stay current.

I don't think you should read too much into why a person might be still using an older version. There could be lots of reasons. The bottom line is that it might not be worth trying to work with them just because they won't be able to open your plans and would have to redraw them over from scratch.

So the funny thing is that Chief can do it about as good as all those other "cad" programs. Just have the person who has the newer version export the plan as a DWG file and then you can import it into your older version. Easy peasy.

But that's probably not what you want, is it? The problem is that Chief really isn't a "cad" program. It's a 3D home design program and if you want an actual Chief model you can work with, then you are going to have to redraw it in your older version. Kind of a PITA but at least you saved some money.

@DBCooper, nailed it on the head about what could be done with DWG/DXF export import. The time spent on 3D modeling again in a CA earlier version may be worth spending the money on the 50% off 1st year upgrade ??? Especially If it involves more than just a single project.

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