How to save library objects for previous version
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2014-04-09
01:36 PM
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Rubia Torres
2014-04-09
01:36 PM
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?
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2014-04-10 04:32 AM
2014-04-10
04:32 AM
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.
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.
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2014-04-10 01:47 PM
2014-04-10
01:47 PM
Hello,
saving a .pla don't solve the problem javascript:emoticon(':?:')
saving a .pla don't solve the problem javascript:emoticon(':?:')

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2014-04-10 03:08 PM
2014-04-10
03:08 PM
Ilder wrote:The .pla file would be in AC13 format, which cannot be read by AC12.
Hello,
saving a .pla don't solve the problem javascript:emoticon(':?:')
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2014-04-10 07:00 PM
2014-04-10
07:00 PM
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.
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Piotr
Best Regards,
Piotr