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  • Is there any way to install both old and new vray on the same machine?

    As much as I'd like to use the new vray there are certain problems/bugs (which are very well documented in the forum by now) that keeps me away working with it. However it would have been a great thing if we could install both versions at the same time so we could always test the new guy in town without affecting the overall work flow in an office environment.

    I can see three ways to do it (one of which is not really desirable);

    1- If we could somehow install two instances of SketchUp 7.1, we could easily install old vray on one instance of Sketch up and the new vray on another. I , however, have not yet found a way to install two instances of sketchup....

    2-Installing old and new Vrays as plugins on Sketchup at the same time. Two different toolbars would be available and you could just choose the vray you want to use without really changing anything... (I assume this would be very complicated task in terms of how old and new vray handle the materials etc...)

    3-This is the undesirable approach which is simply to install sketchup 6 with old vray while sketchup 7.1 is installed with the new vray. Have not tried this but it looks like it could work. However, the back and fort process with the version changes in sketchup models makes this quite undesirable...


    Do you guys have any opinions, tricks to do this? Thanks people...

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    Re: Is there any way to install both old and new vray on the same machine?

    Sorry to report that the way the software versions differ prevents the use of both on the same computer. Duel boot would work but that is a complicated mess for a small payoff. Don't worry the patch is coming.

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    • #3
      Re: Is there any way to install both old and new vray on the same machine?

      Thanks. Will wait for the patch.

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      • #4
        Re: Is there any way to install both old and new vray on the same machine?

        Originally posted by alrami
        Don't worry the patch is coming.
        Sorry for beeing a bit of topic here, but will you return the "Low thread priority" feature in the upcoming VfS patch?
        www.Top3Dstudio.com
        SU 8
        VfS 1.48.89
        Win 7 64-bit

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        • #5
          Re: Is there any way to install both old and new vray on the same machine?

          it's on our list
          Best regards,
          Devin Kendig
          Developer

          Chaos Group

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          • #6
            Re: Is there any way to install both old and new vray on the same machine?

            Thanks, it's good to know. Because it's very missing in the current VfS.
            www.Top3Dstudio.com
            SU 8
            VfS 1.48.89
            Win 7 64-bit

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