{"id":165301,"date":"2023-03-17T08:59:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T08:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/what-is-ansys-policy-on-upward-and-backward-compatibility-of-databases\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:30:59","slug":"what-is-ansys-policy-on-upward-and-backward-compatibility-of-databases","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/what-is-ansys-policy-on-upward-and-backward-compatibility-of-databases\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ANSYS policy on upward and backward compatibility of databases?"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANSYS databases can be counted on to be resumed. In most cases, an ANSYS db file from as far back as 5.0 can be resumed. ANSYS inputs and CDB files are also typically very reliable. If there is trouble reading an old input or CDB file, there is the option to edit it and use part of it as they are text files. For WB, we test and state that we only support databases 2 releases back. Databases older than 2 releases may or may not resume. It is our philosophy to maintain upward compatibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-165301","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-16-2","topic-tag-apdl","topic-tag-general","topic-tag-mechanical-apdl","topic-tag-structural-mechanics","topic-tag-workbench"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t