archicad start edition 2013 file format compatibility

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone.

It happened that I was happy with my colleagues holds archicad start edition in 2013. I have a question, because I was disappointed unpleasant inability to upload files from my normal version in 2012 and the blood flooded me. I do not want to pay the firmware, because I still hope that it does exist some clever way to load files from the normal version of the 2013 and se2013, but not converting files from 2012 to 9 because it would be a misunderstanding if someone has a solution I would be very grateful.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Start Edition can only open/save certain file formats:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/StartEdition

According to that page, you can open any earlier SE edition format, and the professional (full license) version of AC can open any earlier SE format.

The file compatibility DOES make it easy for a firm to start out with Start Edition (the reason this edition exists)... and then later migrate to a full license, knowing that the work they performed in SE will migrate to a full license PLN file.

SE is NOT intended for the purpose you have suggested: being able to open normal files from any professional version. It is intended for people just starting out with ArchiCAD... or those who do not need to move old projects forward, but are starting only fresh projects.

Many (most?) resellers will give you a credit for the amount you paid for SE towards the purchase of a full license if that is what you require.

[Anonymous]

hym ... Our distributor has not warned us about it ... I thought that se is a version of pruning with other elements and not as basic as the load / store. unpleasant was disappointed dumped money down the drain 😕