RyanAtNelco Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Does anyone know of a way to determine which version of autocad a file was last saved as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 You 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanAtNelco Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 sweet thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatonpcat Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 When you open a file Autocad tells you what version the file was last saved by: Command: _open Opening an AutoCAD 2007 format file. Regenerating model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatonpcat Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 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. Why??? You still can't use the file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatonpcat Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 No worries, and you're definatly not alone :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coosbaylumber Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 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 come upon a series of version number in the 2xxx range. What do they represent, or may they have been from some LT or other specialty software then? And don't forget the DXF files too. Wm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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