From Revit 2010 to Sketchup
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How about trying to use another CAD package to do some kind of conversion? Like Double CAD for instance (although AFAIK the free version can only handle 2D geometry).
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Did Double Cad adapt its software to Autocad 2010 already?
It is my guess that future Autocad and Revit releases will loose their backward compatibility (Revit already did).
That means that all other software that uses importers/exporters will need to put out service releases.Will Google put out a new release of SU each year? I doubt it.
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Well, at least SU is (can be saved) backward compatible. Also there are a whole bunch of CAD packages that can do the same - only the "industry standard" AutoCAD cannot.
I really wonder why that is the standard after all this. I wouldn't be surprised if "the world" got fed up with such a policy and wouldn't follow Autodesk policy so closely like a little puppy running after its mother. If they didn't, AD would certainly start losing market much faster.
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@gaieus said:
I wouldn't be surprised if "the world" got fed up with such a policy and wouldn't follow Autodesk policy so closely like a little puppy running after its mother.
Most directors in architecture firms are a bit older and often not very CAD 'aware'.
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That's why DoubleCAD Pro (full package) is now priced exactly like a "simple upgrade" for AutoCAD. The market (and dinosaur architecture managers and directors) should once realise that they are simply being ripped off. If they are not "techie" enough, they should be at least "cheap" enough - especially under these economic conditions.
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I think you're right Gaieus, but the current Autodesk success product is Revit, and not so much Autocad anymore.
Nowadays you get Autocad bundled with Revit.
Everybody is going Revit, but the funny thing is that you still need AutoCad as the plans you get from your consultants probably still are DWG files. -
Yeah, you may definitely be right with Revit. I guess it's not "accidental" from AD that they form their policy around it (and also a reason for they haven't gone bankrupt yet)
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Regarding DoubleCAD or SketchUp having DWG 2010 compatibility, we both use the DWG from the Open Design Alliance. Our (IMSI/Design's) CTO is the chair of the ODA, and he assures me they are working feverishly to finish it. Once the ODA has the DWG 2010 libraries, it is up to us and Google to update our products to incorporate that version. So it could be some months still before the first version is implemented, and there is no telling in what timeframe Google plans to make their update.
The good news is that Autodesk updates the DWG only every 3 years, so this isn't an annual event.
And are you sure there isn't an option in Revit for DWG 2007 format??? That just seems bizarre to me.
-- William
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@wmanning said:
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And are you sure there isn't an option in Revit for DWG 2007 format??? That just seems bizarre to me....and indeed, an update: I just found out that the export window supports exporting to the older DWG versions (2007 and down). Sorry Autodesk, you guys don't seem to be as evil as we thought
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Whew. I was starting to panic.
I thought you had to save down to 2004 for SU to open a dwg file, or am I wrong.
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@kwistenbiebel said:
...and indeed, an update: I just found out that the export window supports exporting to the older DWG versions (2007 and down). Sorry Autodesk, you guys don't seem to be as evil as we thought
.Good to hear!
@unknownuser said:
I thought you had to save down to 2004 for SU to open a dwg file, or am I wrong.
( I won't be near Revit until Tuesday )SU6 only supported 2004. SU7 supports 2007.
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Autodesk also has the free TrueView application that besides having almost all the viewing and printing functionality of full AutoCad can convert newer DWG files to older (even very old) formats. There is a link (the "DWG From Autodesk" button)to the download on the main Autodesk webpage.
Anssi
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