2010 30 Day Trial

[TDT]

I received the 30 day trial disc of VW 2010 & would like to take a look as I'm still using 2008.

If I install the 2010, will it overwrite my copy of 2008? Can't take a chance on being without it & I can't find anything in any of the documentation that came with the sample disc.

I would assume it installs as a completely separate application but don't want to risk losing 2008 or any related preference files, etc.

Thanks for any help!

Edited December 6, 2009 by TDT

[Jonathan Pickup]

it should not overwrite your copy of Vectorworks 2008, i have 12, 2008, 2009 and 2010 all no my computer. each works fine, and they all have separate preferences and user folders.

[CipesDesign]

No, as Jonathan says, it should not overwrite or erase any previous versions. One thing you should be aware of is that often simply double clicking on a VW's file that was created in an older version will automatically open the file in the newer version (with an alert, of course). For this reason I advise being aware of which version you are opening (and saving!) in.

[TDT]

Thanks for the replies.

That's what I assumed but was too chicken to chance it.

I still find an old VW8 file every so often & when I open it I get the "file was created in an older version" message you mention.

I'll probably make some copies of 2008 files to play with when evaluating the 2010 upgrade.

Thanks again!