upgrading autocad. Can I own 2 different working versions of CAD?

[MikeP]

Ive reached a problem, where i now need to upgrade auto cad. I use 2 different softwares that are piggyback programs that run inside cad. I program a CNC machine with these softwares. one is Router-Cim and the other is Microvellum. my problem is that i am running 2006 cad. but i need to upgrade Microvellum, i cannot upgrade microvellum because the latest updates are not compatible with 2006. so i want to upgrade to 2009. but if i do that and loose 2006 i will not be able to use Router-CIM. Router-CIM is only able to work with what is called autocad cam companion, which is autocad but is modified/developed by router-cim and sold as a package only supplied by router-cim

 

So Can i run 2 different versions of cad on my computer at the same time. i will keep 2006 AutoCad Cam Companion/Router-CIM and also have 2009 AutoCad for Microvellum??

[GhostRider]

definitely, you can run multiple versions of autocad on the same computer without problem

[Tankman]

I run '05 and '07 on the same computer. Easy enough.

 

One problem, which I now avoid, is using a registry cleaner. Ouch!

Gave that practice up long ago.

[papagyi]

Sure!I used last 4 month acad 2006 & acad 2008!

[BOB'27T]

I've got '07 LDD, '08 C3D and '09 C3D loaded on mine.

[rkent]

If you are on subscription then you only need one license per computer. You may run previous versions of a license you have upgraded provided they are on the same machine and are only used one at a time. So don't buy a new license, just move to subscription, if you aren't there already. Cross-upgrades don't apply. But it sounds like you are talking about plain AutoCAD so you should be good.

[ArdenHTF]

definitely, you can run multiple versions of autocad on the same computer without problem

 

Just curious as to why a person would want or need to run different versions?

 

Also, if someone is running different versions, why is there a conflict with a registry cleaner?

 

Thanks,

Arden

[MikeP]

Just curious as to why a person would want or need to run different versions?

 

Also, if someone is running different versions, why is there a conflict with a registry cleaner?

 

Thanks,

Arden

 

just because i have 2 different softwares that use cad. one can only use 2006 and the other i need to use 2007 and up. the first software forces me to go through there company which is like twice the price to upgrade. so i will lleave that 2006 version and upgrade from somewhere else so i can use the second software.

[Ritch7]

dosent matter how many different versions of cad you have on a system as long as their all legal and licensed or are in "trial" just seems to be silly if you have say acad 06 , 07 and 08 on 1 machine, just wastes a huge amount of space, if they were different programs eg inventor, LT, cival 3d etc I could see the point.