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    How to display a v.8 .skp file with an older SU

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    • C Offline
      cldjr
      last edited by

      I am not sure where to post my request:
      I made a project with SketchUp 8, I need to send it to a customer who own only an older version of SkechtUp (7 ?).
      I tested, SU 7 doesn't open the SU 8 works.
      There is an App for watching only any .skp file or more generally a way to let an older SU open works made with a new version ?

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        Jim
        last edited by

        Hello,

        SketchUp 8 can save the file as any previous version. Select "Save as" from the File menu, then click the drop-down "Save as type" box:

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        Hi

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          ArCAD-UK
          last edited by

          A alternative to Jim's obviously simple/preferred suggestion would be if client has V7 free, he could upgrade. Or if he's on Pro the price of the upgrade for the solid ops and Layout 3 are worth the price of entry, depending on how much he uses it!

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            cldjr
            last edited by

            Thanks. I didn't even know about it ! 😳

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              ArCAD-UK
              last edited by

              This reminds me of one of the other great things about SU, I can open all my legacy drawings but my BIM software leaves me with a load of unresolved components if I try to open anything more than two years old 😞

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