[Akademee]

I apologize for the typo, I did mean to say "I can't." The other Solidworks files didn't concern me too much as I am aware that Solidworks possesses no backwards compatibility. However, I have always been able to open and access ,stp file types without any problems. I have not had a reason in the past to reinstall or repair Solidworks, what do I have to run in order to get to the "repair" function, I would assume the installation wizard.

It is interesting how you mentioned that the files themselves could be corrupted. I am working on another project that needed a rather large bearing and I went to McMaster-Carr and I was able to receive a solidworks CAD file of exactly what I wanted and it went into the assembly with no problem at all. Is it probable that the .stp files from both sites are corrupted?

If it is worth mentioning; to my knowledge, my Solidworks 2008-2009 has not downloaded and installed any recent updates.

Thanks,
Akademee