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Best Practice - How To Open Files Created in Newer Release, in Older Version of Creo Parametric

The document provides instructions for opening Creo files created in newer releases in older versions of Creo using a method called Non-Granite Cross Release Interoperability (GCRI). It involves copying a file called readnewermodels.dll from the newer Creo version to the older one to enable opening the files, but features in the models may not be editable.

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Best Practice - How To Open Files Created in Newer Release, in Older Version of Creo Parametric

The document provides instructions for opening Creo files created in newer releases in older versions of Creo using a method called Non-Granite Cross Release Interoperability (GCRI). It involves copying a file called readnewermodels.dll from the newer Creo version to the older one to enable opening the files, but features in the models may not be editable.

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Best Practice

How to open files created in newer release, in older version of Creo


Parametric

Aug 2019
Background
• Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Creo Elements/Pro 5.0 or Creo Parametric
models cannot be opened in older versions/releases.
• PTC guarantees retro-compatibility only in being able to open older
models in newer versions of Creo. The other way around is not part
of any PTC products functionalities.

Resolution:
• As a resolution rely on the Non-Granite Cross Release
Interoperability (GCRI) method
Refer to CS34192 for Data compatibility between all releases of
Pro/ENGINEER, Creo Elements/Pro and Creo Parametric

Reference: CS34964
How to open newer files in older versions
1. Copy the file readnewermodels.dll from the newer version of Creo Parametric, searchpath:
<Creo load point>\Common Files\<datecode>\<machine_type>\gcri

2. Paste the readnewermodels.dll into the older version of Creo Parametric, see the searchpath:
<Creo load point>\common files\<datecodes>\<machine_type>\obj

Example; How to open Creo 3.0 files in Creo 2.0


Additional info depending on Creo version
• Copy the readnewermodels.dll file from the upper version folder
For Creo Parametric 1.0 - 2.0
• Copy readnewermodels.dll from <Creo load point>\Common
Files\<datecode>\<machine_type>\gcri
• Where <machine_type> equals x86e_win64 for 64-bit installation or i486_nt for 32-bit
For Creo Parametric 3.0 - 6.0
• Copy readnewermodels.dll from <Creo load point>\<datecode>\Common
Files\<machine_type>\gcri
64-bit installation readnewermodels.dll file from Creo Parametric 1.0 - 6.0 can be
downloaded as below:
• Creo Parametric 1.0
• Creo Parametric 2.0
• Creo Parametric 3.0
• Creo Parametric 4.0
• Creo Parametric 5.0
• Creo Parametric 6.0
• Paste the readnewermodels.dll file to the lower version in the following folder
For Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 - 5.0, Creo Elements/Pro 5.0
• Put the readnewermodels.dll into <Pro/ENGINER load point>\<machine_type>\obj\
For Creo Parametric 1.0 - 6.0
• Put the readnewermodels.dll into <Creo load point>\<datecodes>\common
files\<machine_type>\obj\
Limitations with GCRI
Note: When opening a newer version of the model in the older version of Creo a
dialogbox popes up:

Limitation: the feature in the models created is not editable:

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