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AutoSketch v6 - RF Cafe Forums
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Kirt Blattenberger
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Post subject: AutoSketch v6
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:56 pm
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Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2003
2:02 pm Posts: 701 Location: Erie, PA
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Greetings: Back about five years ago, I had
a (legal) copy of a drafting program called AutoSketch
v6, put out by the AutoCad company. With it, I create
a few drawings that output in a file format that
had an extension of "skf." Now, I need to open one
of the files, but no longer can locate the program
(that was about 3 computers and 2 household moves
ago). If anyone out there has a AutoSketch
v6 for sale, I would be interested in purchasing
it from you. I have been monitoring eBay, but that
version does not show up, I cannot locate a file
translator that actually works anywhere. In fact,
one of the "free" translators that I tried actually
ended up installing a piece of spyware on my computer,
so I'm through with even trying to get a file translator.
Please let me know if you have a copy of AutoSketch
to sell, or if you know of a legitimate file translator
that will convert the "skf" files to "dwg" or any
of the more common formats. Thanks.
_________________ - Kirt Blattenberger
RF Cafe Progenitor & Webmaster
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nubbage |
Post subject: Autosketch V6
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:34 am
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Joined: Fri Feb 17, 2006
12:07 pm Posts: 312 Location: London UK
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Hi Kirt Now I understand why you created this
section: you needed some software. Fair enough.
I had been using Autosketch in the last of the
steam-driven DOS releases. That version certainly
exports skf to dwg. You could run the DOS in the
privacy of your own den so no-one can witness it
Email me if you are still stuck after a couple
of days. Trev
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Kirt Blattenberger
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Post subject: Re: Autosketch V6
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:32 am
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2:02 pm Posts: 701 Location: Erie, PA
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nubbage wrote:
Hi Kirt Now I understand why you created
this section: you needed some software. Fair
enough.
Greetings Trev: You nailed me
Yep, the final nudge to create this new forum was
a little self-serving, but there really have been
requests for such an area. Thanks for the
offer to allow me to "borrow" a copy for the purpose
of file translation. Since I own some newer versions
(none of them support skf anymore for some reason)
of multiple drafting packages, maybe I can be forgiven
if the practice borders on questionable. The AutoCad
folks do not even provide a converter in the mega$$$
package, so what's an honest user to do?
I have done exhaustive online searches and ended
up with a spyware infection (AdAware handily eradicated
it). There is nothing on the AutoDesk user community
forum with suggested file converters, either. I
wonder, though, whether your DOS version, being
earlier than my v6 Windows version, would even read
the file? Oh well, the search shall continue...
_________________ - Kirt Blattenberger
RF Cafe Progenitor & Webmaster
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Kirt Blattenberger
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Post subject: Search cancelled
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:26 pm
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Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2003
2:02 pm Posts: 701 Location: Erie, PA
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Greetings: I finally found a copy on eBay
- got it for a mere $9.99 (+ shipping). Now
I can finally open those AutoSketch files. I felt
confident getting rid of the old version of AutoSketch
figuring that surely AutoDesk (the AutoCAD people)
would maintain backward compatibility for at least
opening old files, but they stopped supporting it
only one verson later. Thank goodness for
eBay!
_________________ - Kirt Blattenberger
RF Cafe Progenitor & Webmaster
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