topic How to save library objects for previous version in Libraries & objects

How to save library objects for previous version

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:33:28 GMT

I have an Archicad v12 project (pln) that was saved by a friend in his Archicad 13 for previous version (v12), using Save As "Arhicad 12 Project" method.

However, when I open the V12 project file in Archicad V12, there are missing doors and windows (not loaded).

How can my friend save the v13 project so I could open all the missing doors and windows in Archicad V12, without having to manually modify every door and window?

Re: How to save library objects for previous version

Barry Kelly — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 02:32:56 GMT

13 has an 'Embedded Library' where as 12 doesn't.
If the doors and windows were in the embedded library then this is possibly why they are missing.
I think when converting from 13 to 12 you should have been prompted to save the embedded library objects to a separate folder.
Problem is these still may be version 13 format so can't be read in 12.
I can't be sure as I don't have 13 installed.

If they weren't in the embedded library (but in the default 13 Archicad libray) then you could try deleting the version 13 library and loading the version 12 library.
I am not sure if doors and windows were the same in both version (i.e. had the same GUID numbers) as i don't use the default libraries and I don't have 13 installed.

You can't save objects back to older versions but you can create a new object in 12 and copy and paste all the scripts across from 13.
You would then need to manually create each parameter in the parameter list which could be a lot of work.
But then you will have a new GUID number so the object wouldn't recognised automatically.
You would probably have to select the missing window and then replace it wth the newly created one.

It may be easier to just delete and replace the windows with ones that you have.

Barry.

Re: How to save library objects for previous version

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:47:14 GMT

Hello,
saving a .pla don't solve the problem javascript:emoticon(':?:')

Re: How to save library objects for previous version

David Maudlin — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:08:35 GMT

Ilder wrote:
Hello,
saving a .pla don't solve the problem javascript:emoticon(':?:')

The .pla file would be in AC13 format, which cannot be read by AC12.

David

Re: How to save library objects for previous version

Piotr Dobrowolski — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:00:18 GMT

When downgrading an internal library from 13 to 12 the content of internal library is extracted to a folder aside the pln file, and the parts are in v12 GDL in it.

Best Regards,
Piotr