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OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | LEGION Wiki Compatibility with Microsoft Office 64-bit - AECOsim Building Designer
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    Compatibility with Microsoft Office 64-bit - AECOsim Building Designer

      Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer
      Version(s): 08.11.09.829
      Environment: N/A
      Area: Installation
      Subarea:
      Original Author: Marc Thomas

     

    A number of questions have been asked about AECOsim Building Designer compatibility with Microsoft Office 64-bit versions.

    The SS6 readme currently states:

    "AECOsim Building Designer (SELECTseries 6) is compatible with Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, Office 365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium. Microsoft Office is required to support certain export and reporting capabilities. It is NOT part of the Prerequisites for Bentley Desktop Applications."


    Update: The readme for AECOsim Building Designer (SELECTseries 6) Update 1 adds this: Note: AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 6) Update 1 supports Microsoft Office 32-bit versions only. 


    Recommendations

    1. As AECOsim Building Designer's Excel integration has been carried out with 32-bit versions of Office much of it is incompatible with Office 64-bit, we therefore recommend that the 32-bit version is installed by AECOsim Building Designer users.
    2. A user that has Office 64-bit installed who is not currently using any of the Excel features should be unaffected. We recommend replacing it with the 32-bit version at the earliest convenient opportunity to avoid problems arising at later date when Excel features are used.

    Background

    Office 64-bit does not contain all of the features of Office 32-bit. Microsoft actually recommend that most users install the 32-bit version. The 64-bit version has a role for users with certain requirements, listed in the linked article below. These are primarily those using exceptionally large datasets or documents.

    Microsoft's own recommendations are stated here: Choose the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Office

    with additional background here: 64-bit editions of Office 2013

    See Also

    Product TechNotes and FAQs

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    Comments or Corrections?

    Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please confine any comments you have on this Wiki entry to this "Comments or Corrections?" section. THANK YOU!

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    • Marc Thomas Created by Bentley Colleague Marc Thomas
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