Dadgad Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) I am a big fan of the Viewbase functionality introduced in Autocad 2012, (which has subsequently been greatly improved in Autocad 2013) but was disappointed the first time I excitedly sent a Viewbase generated drawing to a coworker on an earlier version of Autocad, as she was unable to read it. I just figured out, that as long as recipients have downloaded the latest version of the free DWG True View software from Autodesk they will be able to read Viewbase images. I have erroneously warned in a number of posts on the forum that those without Autocad 2012 would be out of the loop, should they receive drawings generated with this functionality, due to the lack of retro-compatability. Fortunately, I was only half right, just make sure that all recipients have downloaded the latest free version of DWG True View, and all will be good in the 'hood. Now that Autocad 2013 has been released, bear in mind that the default file format is new for 2013, and that earlier versions will not be able to open files which have not been saved to earlier compatible file types. DWG True View 2013 will enable, as previously stated regarding DWG True View 2012 recipients to open and read drawings in file type 2013. If you receive such files without Autocad 2013, you can open them in DWG True View 2013. Should you want to you can then save them to another earlier file type, although the VIEWBASE functionality will not survive the transition to the earlier version. Edited July 15, 2012 by Dadgad Quote
SLW210 Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 No problem, I will order my superiors to download Dwg Trueview immediately. Quote
Dadgad Posted March 6, 2012 Author Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Are you hiring I now need a new job? If you're like me and work with 3D Models most of the time, then I assume you mean you will be looking for one or two new jobs just to fill up your workday, since your productivity just went up by about 800%. If you think that your bosses had a negative reaction to the suggestion that they (or you, or the IT guy) spend 3 minutes downloading the free DWG TRUE VIEW 2012 add-on, then watch how they react when you suggest that every workstation and every contact with whom you work needs to be upgraded to Autocad 2012, in order that you can be that much more competitive in the market, and they should foot the bill! Edited March 9, 2012 by Dadgad Quote
Dadgad Posted March 6, 2012 Author Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) HIRING? Hell, I may have just redunced myself! Edited March 7, 2012 by Dadgad Quote
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