How to save back to AC9 from AC Start Edition 2009?

[jzarmin]

Hello,
Does anyone know if there is way to take a file created in ArchiCAD Start Edition 2009 and save it back to a file-type that someone using ArchiCAD 9 could open? When I go to the Save As menu, I don't see any older versions as options. I'm on a Mac.

any help would be appreciated-
thanks!
Joe
San Francisco

[Karl Ottenstein]

According to this, you cannot ... SE can only save as itself:
http://www.archicadwiki.com/StartEdition

But, a full license of AC12 can open a SE2009 file...and save it back to AC 11, which can then save it back to AC 10, etc. A lot of work and expect data loss since AC 9 did not have integrated layouts.

[jzarmin]

Thanks so much for the info!
Joe