PowerDraw 3 translation

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MCharek
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PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by MCharek » Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:24 pm

Yesterday I got a call from a past client (1990) who wants to add on to his house. My files, which I did not bring along into the future, are PowerDraw 3, which I cannot open with the current PowerCADD. Is there any way to translate them into a form I can open?

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

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Alfred Scott
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Re: PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by Alfred Scott » Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:49 pm

I’ve put Mike in touch with a user in North Carolina who is running PowerCADD 6 on a G5 PowerMac. He said he would be happy to help. Certainly PowerCADD 6 should be able to open those files.

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Re: PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by bellarchitect » Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:31 am

I have PC 7 running on a 2006 24" iMac for my older files if that might work. Frank

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Re: PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by DavidScottOrkney » Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:22 pm

I have PowerCADD 2000 running in SheepShaver running on Mojave. :D
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Alfred Scott
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Re: PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by Alfred Scott » Mon Oct 24, 2022 3:05 pm

Sheesh!

That was back when it was a revolution to have color icons for the tools!

I remember there were fierce battles over those things.

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Re: PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by rdwease » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:24 am

Hello PowerCADD users in a similar situation as MCharek.

Was a PowerDRAW 1990s and PowerCADD user up thru the early 2000s.
have a house addition and base drawings that are probably in PC6.
My Architectural path took me away from the Engineered software products and my Macs have been updated beyond the ability to reinstall PC6.
Have six base files that need translated to a dwg format.

Is there a current user that can help me with the translation?
Also was a contributor to the drawing room in the previous days.

Robert Wease
aka ... rdwease

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Re: PowerDraw 3 translation

Post by patrickm » Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:08 pm

Robert — I just sent you a private message.

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