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
- Object editor commands are discarded
(because they were not available in Version 9.7)
- Offset commands are discarded (because
they were not available in Version 9.7)
- Fillet surface commands are discarded.
Because of the great number of improvements to fillets that were
made in Version 10, these commands aren't readable in previous versions.
- Because sketching is only available on
the Windows platforms, any sketch data that is contained in an Alias 10
file is only converted to Version 9.7 if the from100to97 utility
is run on a Windows platform. If run on any other platform, this data
is removed.
To use the from100to95
utility on windows
- 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"
- 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.
- 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\
- 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"
- 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.
- 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/
- 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
