logo
NOTICE:  This is the new PunchCAD forum. You should have received an email with your new password around August 27, 2014. If you did not, or would like it reset, simply use the Lost Password feature, and enter Answer as the security answer.
Welcome Guest! To enable all features please Login or Register.

Notification

Icon
Error
How do I import old .vlm files?
Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
Previous Topic Next Topic
gsjames  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, September 22, 2015 3:53:35 PM(UTC)
gsjames

Rank: Junior Member

Joined: 4/7/2007(UTC)
Posts: 27
Location: TX
I have DOZENS of old files that are in the.vlm format that were done with very early versions of this software package. Well, things have changed so much that I can't open them with FX9.1 build 1162.

Any suggestions? I'd really like to recover them.
Back to top
WWW
Tim Olson  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, September 22, 2015 4:06:40 PM(UTC)
Tim Olson

Rank: Senior Member

Joined: 2/2/2007(UTC)
Posts: 5,447
United States

Was thanked: 502 time(s) in 353 post(s)
Hi Gary

We removed the vellum translator when we stopped rebranding the product for Ashlar, which would be v4.

Tim
Tim Olson
IMSI Design/Encore
Back to top
gsjames  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, September 22, 2015 4:30:55 PM(UTC)
gsjames

Rank: Junior Member

Joined: 4/7/2007(UTC)
Posts: 27
Location: TX
Any suggestions on how to recover them?
Back to top
WWW
L. Banasky  
#4 Posted : Wednesday, September 23, 2015 3:20:41 AM(UTC)
L. Banasky

Rank: Senior Member

Joined: 2/16/2007(UTC)
Posts: 602

Thanks: 156 times
Was thanked: 150 time(s) in 103 post(s)
I use VM Workstation with XP to run older versions of many programs.
http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/
I use Concepts Unlimited Ver. 2 to work with .vlm, as well as .cu files,
I have many older files and this works well.
Larry
Back to top
posh.de  
#5 Posted : Wednesday, September 23, 2015 8:13:17 AM(UTC)
posh.de

Rank: Senior Member

Joined: 2/23/2007(UTC)
Posts: 484
Germany

Thanks: 28 times
Was thanked: 50 time(s) in 36 post(s)
I could batch convert them with DraftBoard (formerly Vellum Pro) to the DWG format, just zip and mail them (max. 20mb) if desired.

btw, if looking for a virtualization solution, you may want go for the free 'VirtualBox' before buying 'VMware' or 'Parallels'.

Edited by user Thursday, September 24, 2015 9:33:01 AM(UTC)  | Reason: grammar
Back to top
WWW
gsjames  
#6 Posted : Friday, September 25, 2015 3:40:16 PM(UTC)
gsjames

Rank: Junior Member

Joined: 4/7/2007(UTC)
Posts: 27
Location: TX
Per Tim's suggestion, I downloaded CobaltShare (freeware). I had to rename the file extensions from .vlm to .vs, but after that I was able to open the old files and export them into a usable format.

Thanks for the help.
Back to top
WWW
Users browsing this topic
Guest (3)
Forum Jump  
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Powered by YAF.NET 2.1.2 | YAF.NET © 2003-2024, Yet Another Forum.NET