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[Luca Di Rosa]

what is the correct procedure for upgrading SpaceClaim and Discovery from 2021R1 to 2021R2?

Should i uninstall 2021R1 before installing 2021R2 or can I just run 2021R2 installer and It will do the job?

In case I have to uninstall necessary, which file needs to be backed up?

Thanks

[Devendra Badgujar]

Hi Luca Usually the best practice for upgrading is to uninstall the older version and restart the computer to ensure that the uninstall has processed properly. In case you want to use both the versions, please note that you can run only version at a time else it will create an license conflict. To Download the latest versions please check this page Discovery Downloads - Knowledge Base - Ansys Discovery Forum. Regards.

[Luca Di Rosa]

Thank you,

which file needs to be backed up then?

[Devendra Badgujar]

Hi Luca

To the best of my knowledge I don't think any files need to be backed up before uninstalling. The files that you have created using an old version will open in new version.

Regards.

[Luca Di Rosa]

What about user preferences, there is this option in SC but not in Discovery. What about custom material library etc..? To the best of my knowledge..? Please check if there is others stuff around, Thank you!  

[Subashni Ravichandran]

Hello Luca

User preferences cannot be saved in Discovery and SpaceClaim user preferences cannot be used for Discovery but they can be used in the SpaceClaim new version.

Custom materials created in older versions of SpaceClaim should be saved in below location.
C:UsersAppDataRoamingSpaceClaimMaterials
File name : Custom (xml file)
This should be accessible to the newer versions.

[Luca Di Rosa]

Subashni Thank you! that's all then.