AutoCAD Versions in Select CAD Platform dialog box.

We are beginning to roll out AutoCAD 2009. We currently have AutoCAD 2008 on our users PC's. So far, my PC is the only one with both.

Additionally, The install sequence was such that InRoads V8i Ss2 was installed after 2008 but before 2009. I also had DWG TrueView 2010 installed, so when I open the Select CAD Platform dialog box, It looks like this:

 

My question is three parts:

  1. Do I need to reinstall InRoads Ss2 to be able to select between AutoCAD 2008 and 2009?
  2. Will I be able to Select between AutoCAD 2008 and 2009?
  3. Can this display show only 2008 on one line and 2009 on a separate line?
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  • Hi Chuck,

    The list is showing 2008/2009 because they use one .ARX file to start and the 2010/2011 uses a different .ARX file.

    As an example using 2008/2009 AutoCAD

    • In AutoCAD, we look at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{28B7AA99-C0F9-4C47-995E-8A8D729603A1}\LocalServer32 and extract the path to the last activated AutoCAD.

    In AutoCAD 2008/2009, the software gets the path to the AutoCAD executable from the registry (the same way as described above).  Then it creates a startup.scr file in the user’s temp directory containing the following entry:

    (xload "drive:\Program  Files\Bentley\InRoads Group\bin\CivAcadAT.arx")

    Then it kicks off the AutoCAD executable with a command line option that looks like:

    “c:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2009\acad.exe” –b c:\temp\startup.scr

     

    So which of the options you get are determined by the AutoCAD last used.

     

    Regards,

    Mike


    This is a test

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  • Hi Chuck,

    The list is showing 2008/2009 because they use one .ARX file to start and the 2010/2011 uses a different .ARX file.

    As an example using 2008/2009 AutoCAD

    • In AutoCAD, we look at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{28B7AA99-C0F9-4C47-995E-8A8D729603A1}\LocalServer32 and extract the path to the last activated AutoCAD.

    In AutoCAD 2008/2009, the software gets the path to the AutoCAD executable from the registry (the same way as described above).  Then it creates a startup.scr file in the user’s temp directory containing the following entry:

    (xload "drive:\Program  Files\Bentley\InRoads Group\bin\CivAcadAT.arx")

    Then it kicks off the AutoCAD executable with a command line option that looks like:

    “c:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2009\acad.exe” –b c:\temp\startup.scr

     

    So which of the options you get are determined by the AutoCAD last used.

     

    Regards,

    Mike


    This is a test

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  • That's almost magic! (Wink, wink)

    I can use this info to make icons to start various products.

    I've used registry scripts and command line registry edits in the past and am looking into doing it again.

    One thing I need is to swap my project defaults for AutoCAD to fixed path projects and back to CFG driven paths for MicroStation.

    At least now I know what a user needs to do if the wrong AutoCAD starts up.


    Charles (Chuck) Rheault
    CADD Manager

    MDOT State Highway Administration

    • MicroStation user since IGDS, InRoads user since TDP.
    • AutoCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, off and on since 1996