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• AC10 Mactel version does not have option to save version 9 PLN

Question:If I am using AC10 on a Mactel machine how can I save the file so that it can be opened in v9 without going to another computer to save the file? AC10 does not appear to have legacy support from the Mactel side.

Answer:Mactel version cannot save version 9 PLN due to technology problems. In fact on every platform ArchiCAD writes different file formats: On MAC it writes MAC format, On PC it writes PC format, On Mactel it writes Mactel format. It is the Open function which was prepared to open files from different formats. Since ArchiCAD 9 is a finished version we cannot change ArchiCAD 9 for being able to open ArchiCAD 9 files of Mactel format.

Workaround:There is a workaround if this mactel machine can be connected to a PPC in the office: after installing AC10 on that PPC the ArchiCAD10 folder can be copied onto the mactel machine, and so it can be started (in emulated mode by Rosetta). And this version can save AC9 files.

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