Jake, I tend to agree with you for the most part that R2000 is typically the oldest you will see, although many CAM systems/machines adhere to R12, so I wouldn't say it is a waste of time.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Jake Abel <[email protected]>wrote: > There are several pre-2000 versions (R12, R13, R14, earlier) but modern > AutoCAD can only open R14, R2000 (15), R2004 (16), R2007 (17) and R2010 > (18). R12 DXFs can be imported if desired. There is a new version of the > program every year, but a change in file formats is only made when the > program really goes to the next major version every three years > (typically), > for instance, 2007 is R17, 2008 is R17.1, 2009 is R17.2 and 2010 is R18. > > In my opinion, supporting anything before R2000 is a complete waste of > time...that's the oldest you ever see in a work environment. > > -Jake > >
