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    Posted: 03.Jun.2022 at 08:33
Is it can or how to downgrade the AutoCad to my working versions, such as  from new Version 2022 to old versions 2000 ~ 2018?
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Points: 1493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03.Jun.2022 at 10:26
You do a "save as" and choose the appropriate version or you go to OPTION / Option and save and set definitively the version so that each time you do as simple save it will go to the choosen version.
I personally don't do the second option as I had already have bad things on files such as a fatal error when simply trying to open some modified files.
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Points: 1493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03.Jun.2022 at 21:06
In fact if I remember well, the 2022 is in fact a 2018 anyway when saved, you should check in OPTIONS / Options and save.

Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 03.Jun.2022 at 21:06
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Points: 11 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04.Jun.2022 at 08:03
I am sorry that I take a wrong questions. Now my using AutoCad version of 2017 & 2018. May AutoCad files are 2019 to 2022 or 23. How to or can its downgrade these files to 2017 or 2018 or 2000 formats. thank you very much.
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Points: 1493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04.Jun.2022 at 12:35
It's the same : try and do a "saveas" and choose the 2000 version.
Then to verify if it's OK open the downgraded file on a computer with only AutoCAD 2000 or :
Open it on your AutoCAD 2022, type F2 to read better the command line and it should be indicated : Opening of an AutoCAD 2000 file.
If it hasn't been downgraded correctly you should not be abble to open it with an AutoCAD 2000.


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Points: 1493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04.Jun.2022 at 12:45
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Points: 1493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04.Jun.2022 at 13:00
FILE / SAVE AS :
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06.Jun.2022 at 12:52
Originally posted by tmwong9797 tmwong9797 wrote:

I am sorry that I take a wrong questions. Now my using AutoCad version of 2017 & 2018. May AutoCad files are 2019 to 2022 or 23. How to or can its downgrade these files to 2017 or 2018 or 2000 formats. thank you very much.

Open the drawings in DWG TrueView and do a "Save as" to the version of AutoCAD you are working in.  
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Points: 1 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15.Aug.2022 at 10:48
any free software autocad ?
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Points: 686 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15.Aug.2022 at 13:54
If you mean for converting newer-version files to older versions, DWG TrueView is free, and can do that.  See >here<.
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