Will running two instances of solidworks at the same time cause any problems?
Will running two instances of solidworks at the same time cause any problems?
Hi Chris
If you mean that you want to run 2 different versions of SW at the one time, you should have no problems. I currently have SW2014 and SW2015 installed on my computers as I have some customers who have updated and some who have not. Make sure when you are installing the second version of SW that you install it in its own folder and that you create a new instance of toolbox. I normally install SW in folders named as per their release so SW 2014 is in a folder called SolidWorks 2014 and the toolbox folder for 2014 is in a folder called SolidWorks Data 2014 and SW2015 is installed in its related folders.
Paul
I save often and rarely use Auto recover, so there is nothing to worry about besides that? One of my worries was something getting crossed between the two instances and corrupting project files.
You will see this message ...
... for every session you open.
The only problem will be using up more computer resources resulting in lower performance, but if you have plenty of those/that you should have no problem other than the Auto recover & journal file mentioned in the warning.