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Migrating an AC 9 visual legend file into AC 11 using AC 11

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:43:44 GMT

I have an AC 9 visual legend file (similar to this http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2006/issue13-archicad.html ) I now need to use that file in AC 11, is there an easy way to convert all the windows, doors & objects from the AC 9 Library into their appropriate AC 11 counterparts (i.e. “shower corner” becomes “shower corner 11” and “D2” becomes “D2 11”

I would rather not use the library subset since I want a nice new clean visual legend file using only AC 11 objects. Any way of doing this other than recreating my visual legend file.
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=11716&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=migrating+library&&start=0
http://archicadwiki.com/Library_Subset
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=17183&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=library+migrate&&start=10

Re: Migrating an AC 9 visual legend file into AC 11 using AC

Thomas Holm — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:32:51 GMT

IF the objects you used from the AC9 library have not changed (= have the same internal code number) in the AC11 library, this transition should be automatic - you open the file in AC11, make sure (through Library Manager) that you have unloaded the AC9 library and loaded the AC11 library, Save As [new filename], and you're done.

However, if objects are not identical, (perhaps revised by GS) they will not exchange automatically. You will have to select and replace them manually.

Re: Migrating an AC 9 visual legend file into AC 11 using AC

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:02:13 GMT

Thomas wrote:
..this transition should be automatic..

For some reason that is not happening! Both are US versions (the AC11 I am using right now is the trial version though) so I don’t understand why they shouldn’t have the same internal code number. The objects are identical as far as I can tell!
“D1” should just change to “D1 11” but it is not!
any idea why?

Re: Migrating an AC 9 visual legend file into AC 11 using AC

Erika Epstein — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:20:49 GMT

If you are using the AC9 and not the AC9SE (special edition) then the libraries will not update.