OpenRoads Error Newer Civil Data Found

Hi , Carl 

you can’t save back the file. Update your install of open roads designers the latest version. R6

Hi Eric,

I thought that might be the case.

So anybody we send the file to will have to have the same version or newer in order for them to use it, correct?

The R6 version uses Bentley’s new CONNECT Licensing yes?

Just to be clear, new versions are incompatible with older versions?

Is this true for the OpenRoads or all CONNECT Generation Products?

And none of them can be opened by an earlier version? That's going to leave a mess when trying to share files between different partners, clients, etc...

It's one thing if older software can't read the newer product. It's another level of confusion when you can't save the newer product backward for the older software to read. That's bad.

It is not always true that backwards compatibility is broken with every update.  There was a break between 10.03 and 10.04 which I experienced. I was not aware of  another break between 4 and 5, so I suspect you are experiencing the break which actually occurred at 10.04. I think (could be wrong) that 10.04 will open the file in question.

As noted, the solution is to migrate to a newer version. Of course, this is not always a simple decision considering you may have clients which each demand different versions.

This specific example is due to OpenRoads part of the product. Other CONNECT products may have different practices.

This is a significant flaw of Bentley's development of the OpenRoads tools.  It has been a beef of mine for some time.  I have yet to understand Bentley's abandonment of mature, fully capable civil tools (SS2, all flavors) in favor of tools that are not ready for production work.  It's not that the OpenRoads tools will not be capable or productive; it's that they have yet to get there.

Bentley's stock response is to update to the latest version.  That's simply not an option within large organizations with dozens, or hundreds, of users.  Those organizations need to confirm with every update that the new version is compatible with all of the other software and security policies within the organization.  That can sometimes take months.  Quarterly updates are not going to happen.

The Ditko dude ditto's Ray's sentiment. These are interesting times to say the least.

The Ditko dude ditto's Ray's sentiment. These are interesting times to say the least.