Archicad 13 32bit on a OS 64bit

[alemanda]

Hi to all,
as per subject, is it possible to install archicad 13 32bit on a machine with Windows Vista 64bit?
Thanks

[Rafal SLEK]

My experience is that on 64+ system ArchiCAD 13 64+ is installed by default (from original DVD).
Why you need 32+ version?

[Piotr Dobrowolski]

Probably because of "full" files compatibilty - regarding the info that shows up on opening 32 bit file on 64 bit AC...

You have to manually install AC from x86 folder.

Best regards,
Piotr

[alemanda]

As long as the plugin for Maxwell Render is only available (at the moment) for Archicad 13 32bit version, I need to install it on my Windows 64bit OS.
How to proceed? What does it mean to install manually from x86 folder?

[Anonymous]

alemanda wrote:
As long as the plugin for Maxwell Render is only available (at the moment) for Archicad 13 32bit version, I need to install it on my Windows 64bit OS.
How to proceed? What does it mean to install manually from x86 folder?

i think that u must start install from x86 folder !
If u start setup from root, it will automaticly install 64 ver cos u have that system so thats reason why u have to start manual instaltion !

AC13-INT\ArchiCAD 13\ArchiCAD 13-Win32\ this is folder from which u will start 32 bit instalation.

[alemanda]

Thanks a lot.
Unfortunately one plug in doesn't work yet with Archicad13 64bit version. That's why I need to install the 32bit version.

[Anonymous]

Just out of curiousity, how do you know if a computer is running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Archicad 13?

[andrewzarb]

Just guessing
I suppose that if it's installed in the "Program Files" folder it's 64bit and if it's in the "Program Files (x86)" folder it's 16 bit.

[Gerald Hoffman]

I'm sure that's probably the case but there is another clue in the top bar.

Cheers,

[Anonymous]

Hello anyone!!

Well I installed and uninstalled Archicad a couple time and it what doing the same thing
My initial problem was that There was no Archicad short cut icon. I would click on a Windows icon that would tell me that I have to locate the short cut and I had the ArchiCAD.exe missing. I went to a a user folder that had the ArchiCAD.exe and placed it in the programs then the Graphisoft folder.

The square Windows icon that read Archicad 13 turned into the typical Round Archicad icon; now when I click on this icon, the dialogue box to extract the Archicad.exe comes up, but Archicad 13 is already installed and I through the process and I press the icon again and the extract Dialogue box comes up. At the end of the process it says that Archicad 13 has been successfully installed. I'm not sure what to do next.

Thank you