Addressing incompatible
items might significantly change a model. Save a copy of the current model and address
incompatible items in that copy before saving it as a previous
version.
To
save SOLIDWORKS documents as a previous version:
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Open or save
a SOLIDWORKS document in the latest version of
SOLIDWORKS.
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Do
one the
following:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| SOLIDWORKS users |
Click . |
| 3DEXPERIENCE users |
Click . In the Save As New dialog box,
click Save to This PC. |
3DEXPERIENCE users can only save documents as previous
versions when you save them to disk. You cannot save documents as previous
versions to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
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In the
Save
As
dialog box, for Save as
type, select the previous version to which to save the document
and click Save.
If there are
Incompatible Items or
Other Items in the document, the
Previous Release Check dialog box
appears. Otherwise, the software saves the document as the previous
version.
- Optional:
In the dialog box, for Previous
Release, you can change the previous version to which you want to
save the model. The list of Incompatible
Items and Other Items
updates.
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Follow the guidelines in the dialog box. If there are incompatible items, the
save-as process has been canceled. You must reinitiate the process after
addressing incompatible items.
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On the Incompatible Items tab,
review the Recommended Action to
address the incompatible items.
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As you work through the items, click Update to refresh the list. The dialog box remains open
as you address these items.
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On the Other Items tab, review
the items that the software will automatically modify or delete.
If the document contains only Other Items and no Incompatible
Items, on the Other
Items tab, click Proceed With
Save to save the document to the previous version.
After you address all the Incompatible
Items, a message confirms that the document is fully compatible
with the selected previous release.
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Repeat steps 2 and 3 to save the file to the selected previous release.