from AC13 to AC15

[alemanda]

Hi guys,
I'm still working on AC13.
I'd like to pass gradually to AC15.
I'm working on several projects under AC13 bimserver.
Is it safe to install AC15 bimserver migrating all projects actually on AC13 bimserver to AC15 bimserver? I understood it is not possible to keep both of the bimservers.
Is it possible working with AC13 using AC15 bimserver?
Thanks

[JaredBanks]

Here's what the wiki says:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/Teamwork/AC15BimServerBestPractices

Graphisoft recommends migrating to the latest version and keeping only 1 BIM server installed at a time.

[tsturm]

I am trying to install AC15 BIM server. The install wizard says that I cannot complete the install until I do a hotfix for the AC14 BIM server. Where do I find this hotfix? My AC14 BIM is build 3004. I think there is build 3006??

[JaredBanks]

latest AC14 (As of 11/22/11)
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/ReleaseNotes/AC14-3862to4044-ReleaseNotes.html

latest AC15 (As of 11/22/11)
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/ReleaseNotes/AC15-3003to3267-ReleaseNotes.html

[tsturm]

Jared, please see my tag line. I have the latest updates to AC 14 and AC 15.

I am trying to do is get my BIM server updated. See the attached image.

I shall download the hotfix and run the installer. However, since this was already done once before. I am not sure what it shall change.

Can there be more than one BIM server on a machine? AC14 and AC15, presuming they are not running at the same time?

I read a page on Graphisoft site which stated that the AC15 BIM server can be run along with AC14TW projects. Did I read this correctly?

[JaredBanks]

You might want to try calling tech support as they should hopefully be able to be of more use.

When you run the hotfix, you should be able to update the BIM server as well. Try it again and see if it works. IF you have no projects on the BIM server you could also uninstall and reinstall it.

Also if you can just migrate everything to 15 and forget about the 14 BIM server. We did that at SALA and opening the v14 files in v15 and uploading them to the 15 BIM server went smoothly.

[tsturm]

Jared

I figured out the problem. I had updated AC14 before I had installed AC14 BIM server. I have only recently started using AC14. I wanted to use TW on a project and found out that the TW was part of BIM server. So the last few days I have been installing the other parts of AC14. Which is how AC14 BIM server was not on the same build as the software. I downloaded the hotfix for AC14, ran it to get the now installed BIM server updated. See attachment.

[tsturm]

Then I ran the same process for AC15 BIM server. See attachment.

Everything now all seems to be on the same build. Off to the races as they say.

[JaredBanks]

AWESOME.

I've never seen a screen shot with both v14 and v15 BIM server modules installed. Didn't realize they'd show up together. Good to know!

Glad you got it all figured out.

[Laszlo Nagy]

JaredBanks wrote:
I've never seen a screen shot with both v14 and v15 BIM server modules installed. Didn't realize they'd show up together. Good to know!

Hi Jared,
Then you will like this screen shot even more.