ArchiCAD is not able to view Mapped Network Drives

[Anonymous]

I'm installing ArchiCAD on my work machine.

Windows 7 Pro 64
ArchiCAD 16 3270

ArchiCAD is not seeing the Mapped Network drives when trying to open a file, whereas when we use Word we can see them, as such not a machine-based problem but is a problem centred around ArchiCAD.

I need access to current office project DWGs and other files on the server and can't just copy them onto my C drive, they're not current then.

Pleeeaaaase help.

[Barry Kelly]

No problem here with the same setup.
So long as you can see the mapped drives in your Windows Explorer you should be able to see them in Archicad.

Personally I don't use "mapped" drives as I don't like locking file paths to a drive letter - it can be different on each machine so publishing path needs to be reset all the time if workin on the same file on different machines.

I use network locations instead which has the full path of the shared network folders.

But I just tried both (mapped and network locations) and they can both be seen in the Archicad open file dialogue.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Barry.

Will ask IT to change the setup for me. New job, new computer, existing IT setup, ArchiCAD new to them too. You have a point - I don't want to have to reset publishing paths all the time.

Cheers,

[Anonymous]

Network address now works (was a firewall issue) but no mapped drives still. I hate windows machines.
Anyway - at least I can access files on the server now.