Save 2-d geo from X6 (x64 bit) to X5

[Thee Rickster ™]

Not even for geometry only.

 

Can it be done?

 

Cheers

Rick

[mayday]

directly?

[Bill Henderson]

I just noticed that. Didn't X5 have the save as function to go back? Wonder why they took that away.

[Guest]

You cannot take X6 x64 back to X5 x86

 

If you take the X6 x64 to X6 x86, you can save that back X5

 

the 32 bit previous versions have NO WAY to read the x64 files

 

This was covered extensively during the roll out of X6, not new news

[Mark H]

work around;

save as DXF, DWG or IGES

[Bill Henderson]

You cannot take X6 x64 back to X5 x86

 

If you take the X6 x64 to X6 x86, you can save that back X5

 

the 32 bit previous versions have NO WAY to read the x64 files

 

This was covered extensively during the roll out of X6, not new news

 

 

That makes sense John. Keep forgetting we are on x64.

[Thee Rickster ™]

i thought I remembered 2-d only, or sumethin like that..... no biggy.

 

When I was reluctant to use X6 gcode said to do all my modeling in X6

(and if I ran in to trouble I could go back to x5 from that point....he musta meant if x6 (32 bit only))

or unless he meant to igs out.

 

Its no problem, I have about 20 files that my machine shop have to program for

me, i can save as igs and they can open in X5.

 

Thanks anyways.

[mayday]

save as DXF, DWG or IGES

 

funny really

you can save as an Autocad file from 64 bit but not in its own MC format

[gcode]

just install X6_x32 on an old machine and use it for file transfer if you need

 

to send something back to X5

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

"...you can save as an Autocad file from 64 bit but not in its own MC format ..."

 

X5 can't import X6 geometry...simple as that.

[mayday]

Why wasnt there a converter written, I would think that was thought of seeing all the 32 and 64 bit systems out there and now we cant share files between systems without a work around

[Thee Rickster ™]

We have no more p.c. machines with x32 bit.

 

no big deal, I dont give my cnc shop work from me on a regular basis.

 

They will be on X6 as soon as the MU1 is released.

[#Rekd™]

Wow, thanks for pointing this out. I will hang on to my 32bit machine.