To convert the databases from the previous version, proceed as follows:
- Start Management Tools: Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Advance Steel 2015.1 > Management Tools 2015.1
- In the Management Tools application window, select Convert Databases.
- In the next step, click Open Database.
- From the appeared dialog box, select the old versions of the databases (*.mdb files) and click Open.
- The conversion tool will know automatically the equivalent Advance Steel 2015.1 database to which the merge is done.
- The database is loaded. Only the tables that can be converted are displayed.
- Select the tables to convert and click Convert.
The tables are automatically converted. The databases can be used with the new Advance Steel version.