Problem

Can I install multiple versions of a Bentley OpenFlows product on a the same machine? For example V8i and CONNECT Edition.

Solution

You cannot have two versions installed on the same machine, except for PondPack (V10 and CONNECT Edition can be installed at the same time). The only way this could be done was if you were running a virtual machine on your computer. Then you could install one version of  the product on your computer and the other on the virtual machine.

A copy of the installation folder of a particular version can be stored somewhere and the executable file can be run (such as watergems.exe) to open the product, but some functions may not work properly so we do not officially support this. In other words, it may work correctly, but it is "use at your own risk" as we cannot guarantee it will work properly. Also see: License usage logging for multiple instances of the same product on a machine

It is also worth noting that if you save a model in a newer version, the model cannot be opened in an earlier version. For example a model saved in CONNECT Edition cannot be opened in V8i. (see more below)

See Also

Platform Compatibility

Model backward / forward compatibility