topic Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15 in Modeling

Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:40:45 GMT

I just recently had went back to try and open an archive project. The file was created in AC6.5. None of our current versions (AC13-AC15) will open the file. How can I get this file brought into the newest version of AC?

Thanks,

Brian

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:02:35 GMT

See this Wiki article which describes what formats each version can open:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/ArchiCAD%20versions

You'll need to use AC 10 as a "bridge" to convert the 6.5 file.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:01 GMT

Thanks.

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Tom Krowka — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:18:26 GMT

What happens if he doesn't have AC 10?

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:40:34 GMT

Tom wrote:
What happens if he doesn't have AC 10?

Download it:
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/Fileconverter.html

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:46:11 GMT

So- I am trying to bring old files to AC 15, but we have OSX Lion. I have one computer that is an old Power PC Mac that we keep around to open old stuff. I installed AC9 and AC10 on that computer, but when I try to open a file it won't recognize my WIBU key. I could open it in DEMO, but then I can't save.

I seem to be stuck... Any ideas?

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:14:07 GMT

designade wrote:
So- I am trying to bring old files to AC 15, but we have OSX Lion. I have one computer that is an old Power PC Mac that we keep around to open old stuff. I installed AC9 and AC10 on that computer, but when I try to open a file it won't recognize my WIBU key. I could open it in DEMO, but then I can't save.

I seem to be stuck... Any ideas?

Never mind! I fixed it. I needed to install the WIBU Driver on my old computer.

Drivers found here:
www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/WIBU.html

Re: Converting Old AC6.5 files to AC15

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:34:06 GMT

designade wrote:
So- I am trying to bring old files to AC 15, but we have OSX Lion. I have one computer that is an old Power PC Mac that we keep around to open old stuff.

Just to confirm for others finding this thread: AC 10 was the first Intel Mac (MacTel) version of AC and is available for download. It can open files as old as version 6.5. So, the only reason for Mac folks to keep an old PPC Mac around (or to keep a bootable disk with Snow Leopard or earlier around - which can run Rosetta and hence any PPC software) - is if versions earlier than 10 are required - either to open files directly or to convert files that are from version 6 or earlier.

Designade: if your old PPC Mac has Leopard or Snow Leopard on it, you can clone its disk to a firewire drive that you can then use to boot your current Intel Mac with to run any of that older software. Might be worth doing if you don't have a clone just to keep that option available in case of hardware failure on your old PPC Mac.

Cheers,
Karl