This document describes how to install Content Center libraries from the current version of Inventor side-by-side with earlier versions of Autodesk Inventor Content Center libraries . This setup allows designers to work on different releases with access to independent content libraries.
Migrate earlier versions of Desktop Content
Migrate any legacy Desktop Content user libraries to make them usable in the current version of Inventor. First copy them into the current version of Inventor Desktop Content Library folder, and then run the Update Tool available in the Configure Libraries dialog box to migrate them.
If you work in a shared content environment, use Autodesk Vault Server as the data storage technology for Content Center libraries.
To run an earlier version side-by-side with the current version of Inventor, you can keep earlier versions working with the corresponding Vault Server version. Install the current version of Autodesk Vault Server on a different machine.
You can have only one version of Vault Server installation, which supports the current version of Inventor next to an earlier version. Uninstall the previous version of Vault Server. Then install the current version of Autodesk Vault Server, and the corresponding Autodesk Inventor [release] Client Update for the current version of Vault Server.
The following sections describe how to install the current version of Inventor next to earlier versions, accessing the current version of Autodesk Vault Server. The setup procedure involves the following tasks: