SOLIDWORKS 2022 cannot open files made in SOLIDWORKS 2023, SOLIDWORKS 2018 can’t open anything made in Version 2019 or later, etc. SOLIDWORKS has never been forward-compatible, and it’s not a feature they’re likely to implement. SOLIDWORKS 2023 can open files created in SOLIDWORKS 2022, 2021, even files created all the way back in the ‘90s if you happened to have one.īut the reverse is not true. SOLIDWORKS has been backward-compatible from the very beginning of its development.
