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ErikZabokrtsky12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
January 18, 2017
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Two builds of Creo

So I have a quick questions... I know you can have multiple builds of Creo on a single machine, but can you share files between those builds?

 

We are currently on Creo 3.0 M100 and need to upgrade to M120 to resolve a couple issues. In doing so, we will need to delete and create new workspaces within Windchill. I have a couple users who have large projects that aren't really on the server yet, or going to be on Windchill in multiple workspaces, so it would be a great help if I could leave them on M100 for a bit and upgrade the rest to M120.

 

Not sure if this will work or not, just looking for some input. Thanks

StephenW
StephenWAnswer
23-Emerald III
January 18, 2017

In general build codes are backwards compatible. We always have multiple build codes running. Usually our CAD Admin guys don't upgrade a user unless they have a specific problem or there is a system issue that requires a build code upgrade.

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StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald IIIAnswer
23-Emerald III
January 18, 2017

In general build codes are backwards compatible. We always have multiple build codes running. Usually our CAD Admin guys don't upgrade a user unless they have a specific problem or there is a system issue that requires a build code upgrade.

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ErikZabokrtsky12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
January 18, 2017

That is exactly what I was hoping to hear! I'll upgrade a few of them and hope it fixes our issues.

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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
January 18, 2017

You can share files, even use the same workspace for both builds.

I run Creo off of a server, so everyone upgrades at the same time, mush easier than installing it locally. I did have one company where we did local installs and I had to over 200 workstations to upgrade. NEVER again!

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    ErikZabokrtsky12-AmethystAuthor
    12-Amethyst
    January 18, 2017

    I put M120 on my machine and can't use the old workspaces at all. I've never created new ones in the past, but they must've changed a lot more in this build. Otherwise this wouldn't be an issue at all to upgrade them.

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    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    January 18, 2017

    So in the past when I have been concerned about upgrades causing issues AND I couldn't just "checkin" all my work, I would export a backup of my work to the hard drive to ensure the work was saved before the upgrade. It can sometimes be challenging to bring it back in to a workspace but it's usually better than losing the work completely.

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    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    January 19, 2017

    Erik Zabokrtsky

    Be careful, this just came across from Tom Unimm specifiacallly  about m100 vs m120

    Creo Parametric 3.0 M120 - Incompatibility with earlier builds

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