Copy and paste from v8 to v14?

mics_54

is it possible?

Dave R

I haven't tried between V8 and V14 but I don't see why not. Have you tried it? You should be able to copy in V8 and use Edit>Paste in place in V14. Not the other way around, though.

mics_54

thanks Dave...I am trying to copy some cab doors and I used the ctrl c/ctrl v and on paste I see the blue comp box but nothing in it.

Dave R

Weird. How about just making a local component library of the components in V8 and opening that in V14?

mics_54

The components are in my v8 library...I should copy them in the appropriate folder in 14 via the windows file explorer? I wasn't sure I could do that.

Dave R

If they are in a folder already, you can just select that folder to use in SU14. Open the Components window, click on the details menu icon (to the right of the search line) and choose open or create a local collection. Navigate to the existing folder and select it. Choose Open and Bob's yer uncle. If you want to access that folder again in the future, click on the Details menu and choose Add to favorites...

mics_54

Thanks Dave

Dave R

Any time.

mics_54

Dave I copied the files to the My Components folder in the V14 folder. The components appear in the component library. Only one of the doors will appear in the model the rest do the same as they were using the copy/paste functions from 8 to 14. I am now seeing newly added layers being created in the layers dialogue. But I see no corresponding components in the model. scratchin my head!

Dave R

Could you send me the component by e-mail?

mics_54

ok I found the problem
The "doors" were being placed into the door layer I created in the model and it was not checked visible. The door layer was for passage doors in the building. Now I have to figure out why they are creating or being placed into the door layer.

Dave R

Do they have the same layer name in the library? If you open a fresh, blank file, and drag in the door component, do you get the same layer name?

mics_54

Yes...it was a designation I attempted to use back when I used cutlist giving all the parts names and descriptions. I haven't used it in a while so I forgot about the details.

Dave R

If you don't need those anymore, you might want to take a moment and drag the components into a blank drawing and set all their layer associations back to Layer 0. Then resave them back to the library. Leave it until you use them to make layer associations.

mics_54

yes of course...thanks again for your help.
One other question though. wasn't there an menu selection somewhere to put items in the library?

mics_54

Nevermind I found it.

Dave R

mics_54

of course I had to go through the whole windows permissions crap.

Dave R

You could put your component libraries somewhere that doesn't require permission changes. Make a folder in My Documents or if you have a second hard drive, put the folder there.