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To those who has experiences in worksets with multiple terminals under workgroup or LAN.
Is there any problems by running at worksets with different Rivet versions?
Currently thinking of set up a Revit workgroup in our office and previously we have already upgraded one workstation into Revit 7 (beta version-downloaded from net) and others are still running on Version 6.1.
We decided to hold back the upgrade for the rest of workstations as the sole unit on Revit 7 is a dedicated for trial & testing only. The question is whether there will be any conflicts working on different versions of Revit in Workset scenario especially when we want to save to central?
Any Ideas?
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First some definitions:
Released Version means the numbered release like 4.0, 5.0, 6.0. 6.1 and 7.0
Released Version Build means a patch or update to a released version
You can install a Released Version side by side. (licensing limitations might affect the reality of this over time) This means you can have 6.1 and 7.0 installed on the same computer. Therefore a project can stay in 6.1 until it is a reasonable time to upgrade or perhaps is finished.
You can't work on a 6.1 project in 7.0 and then return to 6.1. Similarly you can't start a project in 7.0 and then work on it with 6.1. Therefore, you can not access a workset project with different versions of Revit either. It is also not recommended to use different released version builds of the same released version of Revit on workset enabled projects. Doing so creates the opportunity for an older build to introduce an issue that the newer build may fix. This places your project in harms way potentially.
In general, before you upgrade a project be prepared to upgrade each user that will contribute to that project as well. Then keep them on the same build number of that release.
Upgrading a central file to a new released version requires you to:
Check back and relinquish all local copies so all local work is saved.
Open the central with the new released version to upgrade it.
Create a new central file from this upgraded file.
Each user creates an all new local copy.
Never create a new central file by overwriting the existing. (same for local copies)
Always start with a new file name and location.
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Thanks Steve,
This is exactly what I am worry off.
By the way, can you elaborated more on the release version side by side on the same computer? What I was experiencing was once I installed Revit 7.0 over the computer, the installation program will self-detect all the older version and recommend to uninstall them prior to install Revit 7.0.
How are we going to get Revit 6.1 up and running with Revit 7.0 on the same computer? Do you mean install Revit 6.1 after Revit 7.0 and get it running with/ without activation?
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I have no experience with the version you are using since you are in Malaysia. I write making assumptions based on the installation behavior we have in the USA.
Assuming it is similar, you should have the option of uninstalling the older versions. Our version detects earlier versions too but doesn't uninstall them unless I tell the installer application to do so. You should get a list of versions found and a check box that allows you to decide whether you keep or remove them.
We in the USA have a 60 day free trial period and if I recall correctly the EULA permits side by side use for 90 days to allow us to transition projects to the newer release. I haven't seen the EULA for your region, I'm guessing it is similar.
Hopefully your reseller should be able to help you gain clarity on your situation?
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Guess I must have making the wrong move at the first place to uninstall the Revit 6.1 during the installation of Revit 7.0.
I will properly get our reseller to advise us on this since we are under ARS subscription here. Btw, the latest Revit 7.0's CD will be shipped to us very soon from now, right? So for the moment, I think we shall setup our workgroup for the Revit 6.1's workstations first and once the latest versions of Revit are delivered to us, we will then upgrade all to Revit 7.0 and work from onwards...
Thanks alot, Steven
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Also, be careful if you've got 6.1 & 7 both installed. It's easy to accidently open and save a 6.1 project in 7 then have it unusable if you're trying to keep it version 6.1. The title bar of the window just says Autodesk Revit and not the version number.
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