idw template to use with any inventor version

[MauroTC]

Bye to all,
we would need in the company to give a package of files to possible suppliers, design 3d to fit the supply specification, essentially the idw template to stick to, so that all of them can use our edge and card formats.
presumably if we produce this idw with the current version 2020, those who have older versions will not be able to use it. How to ovviate? Has anyone already faced and solved the problem?
thanks in advance

 

[cacciatorino]

Bye to all,
we would need in the company to give a package of files to possible suppliers, design 3d to fit the supply specification, essentially the idw template to stick to, so that all of them can use our edge and card formats.
presumably if we produce this idw with the current version 2020, those who have older versions will not be able to use it. How to ovviate? Has anyone already faced and solved the problem?
thanks in advance

I think the only one is to rebuild it (starting from a dxf) each with its version, hoping that they do everything as well as custom properties, formats, styles, etc. I feel like a job that has a 5% probability of success.

Another problem is when you give out a car but starting from something existing, which I imagine is very frequent. In that case, it's obvious that the vendor has to restart from your files to recover unmodified codes, and so it has to have your own version.

My experience as an external designer is that invariably the customer asks you to align with their version, to have a homogeneous environment.
I would ask customers to get the same version you have in the company: considering the licensing policy for rent of autodesk the problem should not be difficult digestion by suppliers. :

 

[MauroTC]

I think the only one is to rebuild it (starting from a dxf) each with its version, hoping that they do everything as well as custom properties, formats, styles, etc. I feel like a job that has a 5% probability of success.

Another problem is when you give out a car but starting from something existing, which I imagine is very frequent. In that case, it's obvious that the vendor has to restart from your files to recover unmodified codes, and so it has to have your own version.

My experience as an external designer is that invariably the customer asks you to align with their version, to have a homogeneous environment.
I would ask customers to get the same version you have in the company: considering the licensing policy for rent of autodesk the problem should not be difficult digestion by suppliers. :

Thanks, 5% yes, is a shared estimate, so not acceptable. . :
is that the provider sw could quietly (I think) have the possibility to do at least the idw saveable in previous versions, I do not say all, but at least the most recent, change version when just can not do without (as happens with autocad to understand us); but let alone... even if it were the easiest thing in this world would prevent him from being aligned (buy)...
80% of our suppliers have older versions and the idea of forcing them to spend thousands of € to adjust I don't care much... Let's say I don't find it right!

 

[cacciatorino]

try to see if with the local autodesk seller you can find special situations for your company's suppliers.

 

[Cast16]

a solution could be to create the template with an old version of inventor, for example 2014 and distribute it to all interested customers. the first time will be necessary to update styles etc. But then it should be okay.

 

[Oriano]

I don't want to do 'retrite' posts but I fully agree with hunter.
we adapt to the customer, we always use the version requested by the customer to have compatible versions. Also because today the problem is a simple cartiglio (and let's say part 2d) but tomorrow could be a .ipt or .iam.

 

[MauroTC]

a solution could be to create the template with an old version of inventor, for example 2014 and distribute it to all interested customers. the first time will be necessary to update styles etc. But then it should be okay.

Yes, in fact it is the solution that at the moment came more logical, but... to find it (and reinstall it) an old version of inventor!

 

[MauroTC]

I don't want to do 'retrite' posts but I fully agree with hunter.
we adapt to the customer, we always use the version requested by the customer to have compatible versions. Also because today the problem is a simple cartiglio (and let's say part 2d) but tomorrow could be a .ipt or .iam.

As mentioned, if I can (find a decent solution) I don't want to force them to spend thousands of € to take the latest version of the sw (of which I would have done less...) and make the sw house happy.
I was you a company supplier that I'm producing these corporate formats and templates as you would take it if I said "suitable"? since (if it is true how specific in the sw used) are you back of three versions?
(laughs)

 

[cacciatorino]

As mentioned, if I can (find a decent solution) I don't want to force them to spend thousands of € to take the latest version of the sw (of which I would have done less...) and make the sw house happy.
I was you a company supplier that I'm producing these corporate formats and templates as you would take it if I said "suitable"? since (if it is true how specific in the sw used) are you back of three versions?
(laughs)

do not worry that then the cost you find it on the hourly rate?????, in the end if one works continuously will be 1,5 euro/h.

 

[MauroTC]

do not worry that then the cost you find it on the hourly rate?????, in the end if one works continuously will be 1,5 euro/h.

If I told you how much this company pays the design the time you would cry (or laugh, it depends...); even when I do occasional performance (which I don't have company costs) I take so little...

 

[Oriano]

As mentioned, if I can (find a decent solution) I don't want to force them to spend thousands of € to take the latest version of the sw (of which I would have done less...) and make the sw house happy.
I was you a company supplier that I'm producing these corporate formats and templates as you would take it if I said "suitable"? since (if it is true how specific in the sw used) are you back of three versions?
(laughs)

Yes, absolutely mauro. but you are right at the bottom, I just wanted to confirm that many must necessarily adapt to their clients, then clearly the professional common sense first of all, if one thing can be avoided, we must make it, the targets and budgets are always down today.
then, personally I would opt for the dxf cartiglio instead of an inventor in antecedent versions.

 

[Zac69]

I would save the idw in autocad dwg. Then I would open it with autocad and save it in the previous version and send it to the supplier. he can open the dwg and save it in idw in his version.