Strange TurboCAD issue

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I have been sent a pair of turbocad drawings (.TCW). They look fine in the thumbnails, but when I try and open them TurboCAD says it hasn't got a suitable filter.

Is it possible they were drawn with TurboCAD professional? Would that stop me opening them with TurboCAD deluxe?

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

[Gary WoodingParticipant @garywooding25363]

Almost certainly yes; there are facilities in the pro version that are omitted in delux.

Edited By Gary Wooding on 16/07/2017 12:48:16

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Ask contributor for a dxf, that should open in any cad package

[TomfileryParticipant @tomfilery]

Neil,

TC doesn't handle well drawings in TCW format which were created on newer versions of the software. So, if the contributor had a more recent version than you have, the error you reported would show.

I still use TC 16 Deluxe and when new it received an update. Any drawings created on the updated software couldn't be opened on the original (un-updated) version. I have it on two machines which I don't use concurrently.

Regards Tom

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Tomfilery on 16/07/2017 15:51:46:

Neil,

TC doesn't handle well drawings in TCW format which were created on newer versions of the software. So, if the contributor had a more recent version than you have, the error you reported would show.

I still use TC 16 Deluxe and when new it received an update. Any drawings created on the updated software couldn't be opened on the original (un-updated) version. I have it on two machines which I don't use concurrently.

Regards Tom

I have TC21, so that shouldn't be the issue. Sounds like they may have a pro version.

I've contacted them asking them to export as PDF – all I would do is open it and re-save as a PDF anyway.

Thanks folks.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by duncan webster on 16/07/2017 13:17:01:

Ask contributor for a dxf, that should open in any cad package

Humph. Not pleased with DXF at the moment

I spent ages adding a 3D model to fit a 2D part in someone else's DXF Worked excellently until I saved it and closed it, forgetting to save as a TCW.

On reopening my wonderful complex part had been converted into lots of triangles, like an STL file. Not a hope of being able to meaningfully edit it

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