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Launch new AC with Open Recent broken?

vfrontiers
Enthusiast
Just updated AC17 (6004)... My work environment still shows the checkbox checked for LAUNCH NEW AC ON OPEN RECENT...

Yet with a file open and going to my open recent menu and choosing a file, it asks me to save what I'm working on and closes...

Worked fine last week...
Duane

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Barry Kelly
Moderator
I just updated and checked and it is working fine for me (Windows).
New instance started up.
Barry.
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vfrontiers
Enthusiast
Maybe just MAC?

I tried unchecking and opening... still tries to close...

Tried checking it back... still tries to close...


Using the OPEN.... command and navigating to the file and checking the box to LAUNCH NEW.. works..
Duane

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AC25 :|: AC26 :|: AC27
:|: Enscape3.4:|:TwinMotion

DellXPS 4.7ghz i7:|: 8gb GPU 1070ti / Alienware M18 Laptop
Marton Kiss
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
vfrontiers wrote:
Maybe just MAC?
Duane,

we've tested this on Mac and there is no sign of general error. Try to re-apply your work environment, hopefully that will help to fix this issue.

Marton
Marton Kiss
VP, Product Success
GRAPHISOFT
vfrontiers
Enthusiast
Although I never found the culprit... A computer restart seemed to get me back working...
Duane

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AC25 :|: AC26 :|: AC27
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DellXPS 4.7ghz i7:|: 8gb GPU 1070ti / Alienware M18 Laptop
Marton Kiss
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
vfrontiers wrote:
Although I never found the culprit... A computer restart seemed to get me back working...
It is good to hear that. There might have been some sort of temporary permission problems and as a result AC could not write its preference files.

Marton
Marton Kiss
VP, Product Success
GRAPHISOFT
vfrontiers
Enthusiast
I believe I have found the unique circumstance that causes my error...

If you are in a file and SAVE AS a new version, for example, then use the RECENT FILES to open up the original version... it will not respect the instruction to launch a new archicad (per work environment settings)...

If someone is willing, please see if you can duplicate...

* make sure work environment is set to LAUNCH NEW ARCHICAD when choosing from RECENT files (sorry, don't know the exact wording)
1. Open file
2. Save as Filename v2
3. With Filename v2 live, chose the original file from the RECENT menu...

Let me know if it asked you save and it closed Filename v2...
Duane

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AC25 :|: AC26 :|: AC27
:|: Enscape3.4:|:TwinMotion

DellXPS 4.7ghz i7:|: 8gb GPU 1070ti / Alienware M18 Laptop
Stress Co_
Advisor
vfrontiers wrote:
If someone is willing, please see if you can duplicate...
Let me know if it asked you save and it closed Filename v2...
Tried as you described.
A new instance of AC opens, no prompt to save.... both files are open.
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