Reply With QuoteYou can open the drawing in Notepad - the first characters (something like AC1012) at the top left corner tells you which version it was saved in - I don't have the list in my head, but google the letter-number-combo and you should find a list soon enough.
WARNING though - do not make any changes in the file while in Notepad, it might corrupt the file severly.
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9th Jun 2009 03:34 pm #1Senior Member
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Does anyone know of a way to determine which version of autocad a file was last saved as?
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Life doesn't suck, although we all go through periods when it may be easier to think that, than to discern the solution to whatever problem is the most formidable
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Go to PLAN view instead. - Dadgad
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9th Jun 2009 04:07 pm #4Quantum Mechanic
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Some of the identifiers I recall are:
AC1021: AutoCAD 2007
AC1018: AutoCAD 2004, 2006
AC1015: AutoCAD 2002, 2000i, 2000
AC1014: AutoCAD Release 14
AC1012: AutoCAD Release 13"I have only come here seeking knowledge. Things they wouldn't teach me of in college." The Police
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10th Jun 2009 11:23 am #5Full Member
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When you open a file Autocad tells you what version the file was last saved by:
Command: _open
Opening an AutoCAD 2007 format file.
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10th Jun 2009 11:41 am #6Quantum Mechanic
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The previous post is correct. However the information usually passes so quickly it is difficult to catch. Simply press F2 to see what AutoCAD passed along via the command line.
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10th Jun 2009 11:51 am #7Super Moderator
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And once in a while you get a file that you can't open because it's saved by a later version - then it's sometimes good to know what version that was.
Life doesn't suck, although we all go through periods when it may be easier to think that, than to discern the solution to whatever problem is the most formidable
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Go to PLAN view instead. - Dadgad
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10th Jun 2009 11:55 am #8Full Member
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Why??? You still can't use the file.
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10th Jun 2009 12:10 pm #9Super Moderator
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Let's say you have more than one version availible in your office, might be good to check before you access the other version.
And if the file in question comes from a client, at least I think it's a good idea to check if this (newer version) is the reason I can't open the file before I call and complain.
Anyway, the OP asked for a way to check what version a file was saved in, I gave a way, if you don't want to do it like that, then don't.Life doesn't suck, although we all go through periods when it may be easier to think that, than to discern the solution to whatever problem is the most formidable
at the moment in one's personal UCS.
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Good Point Tiger... I thought my office was the only goofy place that only upgrades half the Autocad Licenses. I guess since I always have the newest version in the office, I didn't think...Sorry
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