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lesleys
2013-05-13, 02:00 PM
Hi I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance/answers to this.

I am currently using Autodesk Product Design Suite Standard 2013. I have also been asked to support one of our other major projects who have very strict cad standards.

The requirement they have is that we useAutocad Architecture 2011. I can ( I think) download that from our central website. What I need to try & understand is what major headaches am I going to give myself if I have both sets of software loaded? I know I can only use one at any given time but am I going to get any problems you Guys know about if I open one & then the other etc.

Just wondering about both software & licence conflicts. We use a global licence so the software just grabs one if available.

Thanks for any advice help in adavance.
Jmurphy
2013-05-14, 11:51 AM
You should have no problems as long as you keep each dwg/project in its correct version. Side by side installs does work, when I was doing support with a VAR I had a number of different versions and apps installed. Just make sure you open the application then open the dwgs and don't use windows explorer to open the files.
lesleys
2013-05-14, 12:00 PM
Thank you
I thought I should be able to but wanted to be aware of any potential problems.
I will have to remember what you said about opening the programme then the drawing though as it's so easy to open from explorer!

Many thanks again for your input
Wanderer
2013-05-17, 01:04 PM
Thank you
I thought I should be able to but wanted to be aware of any potential problems.
I will have to remember what you said about opening the programme then the drawing though as it's so easy to open from explorer!

Many thanks again for your input
Heh, I'm an explorer fan myself, too, I understand.

I've typically got three or four versions installed at once, I can't remember having a problem with it. Currently, it's AutoCAD MEP 2011-2013 here and 2011-2014 at home, and no issues (hmm, that tells me it's time to upgrade pc's in both places! lol).
jaberwok
2013-05-17, 03:30 PM
If you (anyone) must use explorer to open files, remember that, when there is no acad-based application open, the LAST-CLOSED version will be the default.