How do I save Catia file in lower version?

Can we open higher version CATIA file in lower version?

3 Answers. You can´t open a newer release than R16. So if the modell is build with R17 – R21 you have no chance. In my view it is NOT possible (like ms word) to save in an “older version”.

How use CATIA downward compatibility?

Running the Downward Compatibility Batch

1. Access the Downward Compatibility interface from the command line.
2. Access the Downward Compatibility interface from the Batch Monitor.
3. Define the batch parameters.
4. Run the batch directly from the Batch Monitor.
5. Run the batch from the command line.

In which format CATIA file is saved?

CATIA natively supports the IGES file format – no extra licenses are needed. In general, to save a file as an IGES, it’s as easy as going to File > Save As… and selecting igs (*. igs) from the list.

What is wrong application level in CATIA?

2 Answers. The difficulties is “Downward Compatibility”. If you are using Catia V5R19 and try to open V5R 20-21 or higher release file, you can not open it.

What is the latest Catia V5 version?

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How do I know what version of Catia I have?

In use, it works like this: – Just ‘Right Mouse Button’ click on the file and select ‘What_CATIA_Ver’ from the ‘Send to’ menu. That will bring up a results window as below: – We can see that this CATIA file was created using CATIA V5 Release 23 Service Pack 4 with no Hot Fix. Press any key and the panel will disappear.

Is Catia backwards compatible?

COE Administrator. If you build a part in r15 and try to open in r11 you will have data loss that is unavoidable because Catia is not backwards compatible. You can try Tools – Utility – Downward Compatibility.

How do I save items in CATIA?

Click File / Save Management. Highlight the top level product and click Save As. Select a new directory for the model to be saved in and click Save.

How do I save a part in CATIA?

It looks like this:

1. Click Product to Part or select Tools > Generate CATPart from Product… menu and select the node Assembly_01 .
2. The dialog box is displayed. In Assembly Design: In Product Data Filtering:
3. Click OK . A progress bar is displayed while Assembly_01_AllCATPart is created. It looks like this:

How do I enable Save option in CATIA V5?

There are three options available for saving documents in CATIA V5. To access, go to Tools menu > Options > General > on the General tab under Data Save area. 1. The No automatic backup option means that documents are not saved automatically.

How do I open higher version CATIA in lower version CATIA?

Suppose you are using V5R21, you can save it as a V5R20-V5R6.

1. Click on Tools->Utility.
2. Double click on “downward compatibility”
3. Click “member”- select the file to convert.
4. At the top select the version to which you want to convert the file- set the target folder- click “run”