Converting a Single Previous Version File

When you open an older file, the program automatically converts the file and assigns it an appropriate name. By default, the program renames the converted file and keeps the original file intact. Change the default setting to rename the original file and use the original file name for the converted file instead. In this case, if the original file is write-protected, the program cannot rename it; save the converted file and give it an appropriate name.

To convert a single file:

1. In the current version of the Vectorworks program, open a file that was created with a previous version of the program.

A conversion alert box opens, showing which file will be renamed, along with the new name. The action described in the dialog box depends on the current setting for converting file names.

2. To change the way this file will be converted, click Settings.

The Vectorworks dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Keep the original file name with the	Select which file will have the original file name: the original file or the new file
Convert layer links into viewports (Vectorworks Design Series required)	Creates viewports on design layers that reference one or more layers within the same file. Select this option to convert any layer links in the older file into viewports.
Convert referenced layers into referenced viewports (Vectorworks Design Series required)	Creates viewports on design layers that reference one or more layers in an external file. Select this option to convert any referenced layers in the older version file into viewports.
Convert absolute references into relative references (Vectorworks Design Series required)	Converts workgroup references with absolute file paths to relative file paths, if a relative file path is allowed. A relative file path is not allowed if the file is on a different volume from the referenced file.

3. Specify the conversion settings and click OK to save the change; future file conversions will use this setting.

4. In the conversion alert box, click OK to continue with the conversion.

5. If the file contains a solid that could not be properly generated by the Parasolid kernel, an alert displays to this effect.

You may be able to edit the converted geometry and regenerate the solid. (See Converting Previous Version Files for more information.)

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Converting Previous Version Files as a Batch

Creating Design Layer Viewports

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