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LR_104002273-Newcomer
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July 20, 2023
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File History

  • July 20, 2023
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I'm somewhat new to creo and am using the student version. Me and some friends are working on a project and I've been sent parts and was asked to find the creo version that they were made on. I can't seem to figure out how to do this.

 

 

 

 

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IbrahimTayyab14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
July 20, 2023

Hi,
Open the file in notepad and you should be able to see the creo version they were made on. 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS328109

Here is an example of what I found using this. (I opened notepad and went to the files save location, changed notepad filter to all files and then selected "fork.prt" for this example.) You can see 9.0 which is the version of creo I am running and this file was saved on.

IbrahimTayyab_0-1689823804111.png

 

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    IbrahimTayyab14-Alexandrite
    14-Alexandrite
    July 20, 2023

    This article also mentions this method.

    https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS358480

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    23-Emerald III
    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 20, 2023

    Creo student edition cannot share files with the commercial version.

    Creo files are not backward compatible. Version 8 cannot open a Version 9 file.

    There are a couple of utility that PTC supplies that you can utilize to open a newer file in an older version, but the file comes in like a STEP file transfer and you lose the parametrics. 

    kdirth
    21-Topaz I
    kdirth21-Topaz I
    21-Topaz I
    July 20, 2023

    You can also look into the file history to see who and when it was saved since creation.  (Unless someone removed the history when doing a save as.)  You could then query them as to the version used.

    kdirth_0-1689865266436.pngkdirth_1-1689865298199.png

     

    There is always more to learn.
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    LR_104002273-NewcomerAuthor
    3-Newcomer
    July 20, 2023

    When I look into the file history the version field is blank. Does this mean it was erased by a save as? I also can no longer contact the person who made the file, so what should I do?

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    23-Emerald III
    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 20, 2023

    Open the file in Notepad and do a search for some names that might indicate the version or a prior version.

    Try words like: Creo, Wildfire, Pro/Engineer, etc.

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    23-Emerald III
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 20, 2023

    @LR_10400227 

    Let's go back ...why is this important to you or to the person who is asking? 

    Sometimes knowing why the question is being asked will lead to a solution.

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    LR_104002273-NewcomerAuthor
    3-Newcomer
    July 20, 2023

    Some of the people are having trouble opening files as we share them back and forth. I figured it had to do with the versions of the files. For this reason I would like to make a list of the files and what version they were originally made on. 

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    23-Emerald III
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 20, 2023

    If you are working on a project as a team, you pretty much have to all be on the same Creo Release. Doesn't matter what the original release was, only matters what release it was last saved as. 

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    23-Emerald III
    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    July 20, 2023

    You have never told use what version of Creo Student edition you are using?

    Also what version(s) are the other members of your project team using?

    That information might help us to know what you need to do be able to share files successfully.

    As we have told you, Creo files are not backwards compatible with the ability to remain parametric models.

    Everyone on the project team should be on the same major release (Creo 4, Creo 7, Creo 8, Creo 9 or Creo10) so files can exchanged freely without issues.

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