from100to97
 
 
 

Purpose

The standalone utility from100to97 lets you convert a wire file from Alias 10 or later to an Alias 9.7 wire file.

Description

The following table outlines the details of this function:

from2011to97 -s [saved_file] [retrieved_file]  
-s saves the result
saved_file is the name of the new, V9.7 file
retrieved_file is the name of the old, V10 file
-w overwrite savFile if it exists
NoteThe from100to97 utility will convert fillets created with the new Fillet surface tool and save only the surface information. It will not save construction history, so you will not be able to modify the fillet after conversion. See New Surface Fillet tool section in the What’s New manual.
NoteThe from100to97 utility will convert round surfaces created with the Round tool and save only the surface information. It will not save construction history, so you will not be able to modify the round after conversion.

Limitations

To use the from100to95 utility on windows

  1. Choose Start Menu -> Programs -> Accessories and open the Command Prompt window
    NoteIn this example, we are assuming that Alias is installed in the default location, and that the wire file directory is also in the default location. Let's say your wirefile is called "bunchaspheres.wire"
  2. Type in the Command Prompt window:
    cd C:\Program Files\Alias\Alias2011\bin

    and press (Windows) or (Mac).

    This puts you in the directory where from100to97.exe is located.

  3. If your original wire file is called "bunchaspheres.wire", you need to choose a new file name for the 9.7 file. Let's call it "bunchaOLDspheres.wire"

    You'll also need to use your full path to where the wire file is located; in this case, let's assume it's

    C:\aw\username\Alias\user_data\wire\

  4. To convert the file to 9.7, type:
    from100to97 -s C:\aw\username\Alias\user_data\wire\bunchaOLDspheres.wire C:\aw\username\Alias\user_data\wire\bunchaspheres.wire

To use the from100to95 utlitiy on UNIX

In this example, we are assuming that Alias is installed in the default location, and that the wire file directory is also in the default location. Let's say your wirefile is called "bunchaspheres.wire"

  1. Open a shell and type:

    cd /usr/aw/alias10.0/bin

    and press (Windows) or (Mac).

    This puts you in the directory where from100to97.exe is located.

  2. If your original wire file is called "bunchaspheres.wire", you need to choose a new file name for the 9.7 file. Let's call it "bunchaOLDspheres.wire"

    You'll also need to use your full path to where the wire file is located; in this case, let's assume it's

    /aw/username/Alias/user_data/wire/

  3. To convert the file to 9.7, type:

    from100to97 -s C:\aw\username\Alias\user_data\wire\bunchaOLDspheres.wire C:\aw\username\Alias\user_data\wire\bunchaspheres.wire