Dead on Spot and yes WW as long as you have the latest release you can open older REVIT files and families. . .
People must understand that REVIT is not a 2d vector based program, word processor or spread sheet. It is sophisticated Building Information Modeling across multiple disciplines which involves in-depth analysis and system integration..
. . In my opinion 'backward' compatibility in the CAD world is a bad bad habit that has been accepted and entrenched from the DWG. It establishes a breading ground that caters to 'software pirates'. Not that I am making any accusations in this thread.
. . I believe a robust BIM CAD software cannot continue to move ahead and make improvements when the file format stays the same. Autodesk turned a blind eye to DWG pirates for many years in order to gain market share. That is a fact..
. . And YES, we are definitely in a storm right now because REVIT 2010 for the first time in its existence has rolled out a substandard product and it is causing a substantial slow down in upgrading. I cannot defend that. However I have faith that that it will change..
. . One of the many strengths and attractions of using REVIT has always been that 'everyone is on the same release' and I hope it stays that way. Autodesk used to force you to be on subscription until they were legally bound to remove that constraint (pun intended). I would have just as sooned let it be..
. . I know from personal experience over many years that trying to run an office and paying someone to constantly deal with different file formats back and forth is a $%#^ nightmare. . . . and THAT is a waste of time and money..
. . It's never pleasant trying to explain to the white haired company principals that you need another day because you have to deal with glitches from a file from 2-3 releases ago that contain old nested blocks and you need to start flipping files around and hope to God there's a lisp routine out there that helps (aka Bonus tools). .
. . Nope, I'll take a single file format any day of the week and be productive doing so : )
Edited on: Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:30:38 PM
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