nXt render and nXt studio

[George Ioannidis]

Hi Roy,

This question was probably answered in the past already, but as I am not getting some results searching the forum, here it goes once again: I am considering to make an upgrade from Accurender nXt to nXtRender, but I want to try it first. Is it possible to have installed both programs at the same time on the same machine? One for work as full copy (my current install of Accurender nXt build 318) and the other as demo for evaluation purpose without any impact on the functionality of the first? Thanks.

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

Just to clarify the title of your message a little-- nXtStudio, which you're probably not asking about, is the prototype stand-alone renderer which is currently free and does install side-by-side with any version of nXt for AutoCAD.

nXtRender for AutoCAD is just a new name for AccuRender nXt.  Anything beyond build 318 is considered nXtRender and  will require a new license (we're up to build 331).  Side by side installations of multiple versions of nXt are probably possible-- although this has not been thoroughly tested.

There is little danger in upgrading-- it's similar to the process you used before.  You can always run the 318 installer and go backwards.  However, there is an additional license fee and the changes may or may not be enough to warrant the upgrade.  Take a look at what's changed before you commit.

[George Ioannidis]

Thanks Roy. I'll take a look at it and do some tests on my second (not main) office machine.