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About GCRI: How to open files created in newer release, in older version of Creo Parametric

Modified: 05-Dec-2024   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 11.0

Description

  • About GCRI: How to open files created in newer release, in older version of Creo Parametric application
  • Data compatibility between all releases
  • Can a model saved in one release be opened in previous releases
  • Backward compatibility information
  • Where to download/access readnewermodels.dll file
  • Location of the readnewermodels.dll for GCRI
  • Where to put into readnewermodels.dll file
  • Cross sections, simplified representations, and drawings do not work with GCRI
  • What are the Limitation of GCRI
  • How to open files created with Creo Parametric 3.0 on older versions
  • Unable to open Creo Parametric 3.0 files in Creo Parametric 2.0
  • How to open Creo Parametric 4.0 files in Creo Parametric 2.0 or 3.0
  • How to open Creo Parametric 6.0 files in older version of the application
  • Error "File D:\......\*.prt. was created in a newer release of Creo Parametric" reported while trying to open Creo Parametric 3.0 files in Creo Parametric 2.0
  • Cannot open files from vendor or see preview
  • The gcri folder is missing in the \Common Files\x86e_win64\ folder of the Creo Parametric 7.0 installation directory, and the readnewermodels.dll file in the gcri folder is required
  • How to use Creo Parametric 8.0 or 9.0 data in Creo Parametric 6.0 or earlier versions
  • No readnewermodels.dll in Creo Parametric 7.0 loadpoint, how to retrieve Creo Parametric 7.0 model files in Creo Parametric 4.0
  • Creo Parametric 4.0 cannot open the model file created and saved by Creo 7.0 provided by the supplier, because the readnewermodels.dll file does not come with Creo 7.0. Is there any other way to let the lower version open the higher version file
  • How to open a Creo 10.0 file in Creo 6.0
  • The readnewermodels.dll file is not provided in the installation file of Creo 7.0. Please provide guidance on how to use Creo 6.0 to open the model file saved using Creo 7.0
 
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