topic Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10 in Modeling

Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:59:15 GMT

I'm using AC10 on a new intel PowerMac. When I try to open my old AC9 plotmaker layout I get the message that AC10 cannot open this file. How can I get my layouts upgraded to AC10?

Also I cannot see how to save my AC10 file down to AC9. I could create the drawing either way.

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Laura Yanoviak — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:23:29 GMT

Can't help you with the first one, but you can save down to AC9 by "Save As..." and select Save as type "Archicad 9 Project". Unless you are trying to convert to PlotMaker, which I do not think is possible???

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:58:32 GMT

Talked to graphisoft about both issues. It seems that the first issue (Not being able to open an AC9 layout book) is a bug with the Intel version of AC10. The second issue (not being able to save down to AC9) is a designed response to AC9 not being supported on Intel Macs. Beware you will not be able to save down if you go exclusively with Intel machines.

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:02:08 GMT

Millard wrote:
The second issue (not being able to save down to AC9) is a designed response to AC9 not being supported on Intel Macs. Beware you will not be able to save down if you go exclusively with Intel machines.

This seems a bit over-cautious since AC9 seems to run just fine in Rosetta (about as well as it does in Windows on the same machine).

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:24:46 GMT

There still is not an update for this issue. As we continue to migrate to intel machines this will become a major problem. Any word from graphisoft for correcting this major bug?

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Andy Thomson — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:43:21 GMT

Is this a single sheet or the whole book? I am sure you have been all over this, but have other users tried to open your file? I haven't encountered this issue yet. My LBK files show as 'unix executables' but they have opened fine on my mactel iMac.

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:43:05 GMT

It's both, the AC9 layout book is greyed out on the macintel. I've spoken with graphisoft and it is a bug with AC9 layouts that contain PMK's.

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

Andy Thomson — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:10:39 GMT

Weird, mine just look like this (loaded with PMK's - note, this one is 380MB - but they open alright)

Keep us up to date about when they fix the bug, or what the cause is/was....

Re: Cannot open AC9 Layout with AC10

kevin b — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:42:29 GMT

We are having the same issue, none of our new intel machines can open plotmaker 9 files. This is a major major bug.
Any word on a fix???