Is it possible to run NX3 and NX5 on the same PC? 1

[tdp240]

I currently have NX5 installed, but I may need to do some work in NX3 for a customer. Is it possible to install both of them on the same computer, or will one installation wipe out the other?

 

[JohnRBaker]

I currently have NINE versions of UG/NX (V16 thru NX 6) installed on my laptop and if I'm willing to accept the performance, there's really nothing stopping me from running them all at once (often I have as many 3 different versions running when I'm verifying a regression or something).

Now there are some issues that you need to be aware of. Unless you actually do a full install, shortcuts to the versions won't automatically be added to the Windows 'Start' menu. In my case, many of the older versions were not 'installed' so they don't appear on the list of programs on the 'Start' menu but that's not an issue with me since I have written individual scripts (.bat files) to run each version (this allows me to set different environment variables and paths to needed directories and such). But if you're only talking about 2 or 3 recent versions of NX, I would just do your normal install and run them from the 'Start' menu.

Now there is actually a bigger deal that you need to concern yourself with and that is that you will need to install (or be linked to) 2 different license servers, one for all version prior to NX 5 and one for NX 5 and newer. This also means that you will need two separate valid license 'sheets' since, in your example, NX 3 and NX 5 can't share either a common license sheet nor even the same server. Now this is normally not a problem since the two serves (one installed from the NX 3 kit and one from the NX 5 kit) uses different 'ports' and so they can run side-by-side with no conflict, however you will need to contact Siemens PLM to get two valid license sheets, which shouldn't be a problem but it's something that you will have to make arrangements for.

Anyway, once you've got both the servers running and the versions of the NX installed, you should be good to go, but I would watch out about mixing home directories since files are not downward compatible (from NX 5 to NX 3) so you should set up different default part file directories so as to be safe.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

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[tdp240]

Thanks, John. A big help as usual.

 

[hudson888]

YES

And it is quite easy to do

Cheers

Hudson

 

[tdp240]

Sorry to drag this old thread back up to the top, but I have a follow up question. We upgraded recently from NX3 to NX5 and now currently have 4 licenses of NX5. However, 1 of those licenses is a different (newer) software bundle and has a separate license sheet from the other 3. Can these all run on the same server, or do I need to install the 1 oddball license on a different server?

 

[hudson888]

Just talk to GTAC or your sales people the reason being that they'll probably sort out something whereby you're better off in terms of changing over to newer bundles. There is the ability to run off servers or license files now so the question becomes too specific to answer depending on your circumstances.

Best Regards

Hudson

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