Side-by-Side Installation

Starting with the release of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management , side-by-side installation will be supported for Major Releases. This means:

Major Releases can be installed alongside each other.
Minor Release updates will upgrade a Major Release. Therefore, Major and Minor Releases of the same version cannot be installed side-by-side.

You can simultaneously run Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition version on the same machine. By default, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 will install alongside any previous Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition. To remove previous versions of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management , a manual uninstall is required. Please refer to The application version naming FAQ for more information on major and minor releases.

Configuration and Installation

The default installation directory and configuration for Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 will be different from previous releases. When installing side-by-side, you can work on two distinct configurations, defined during the Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 installations.

Note: OpenPlant configuration is version specific. It is recommended that two or more side-by-side installations do not share a common configuration. If you wish to carry forward content (datasets or WorkSet files) into the newly installed version, follow the guidance for migrating and upgrading datasets and WorkSets. Once upgraded, all users should use the same version of the application on a WorkSet.

Default Installation Path

Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 follows the same installation pattern for its major components and shipped configurations as previous releases, with the release year included for differentiation. This allows for side-by-side installations.

Default Preference Folder Path

A preference folder is created for each installed version. These folders are identified by the Major Release version number. For example:

C:\Users\<user.name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\<product_name>\<product_version>\

Sharing Configurations Between Versions

To have Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 work with the same configuration as the Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition, complete the following tasks during and after installation:

Set the Default Delivered Configuration Directory During Installation

During the installation of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 , define the same directory path as the Delivered Configuration directory of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition.

Default Delivered Configuration directory path:
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\BRCM 2024 \
Change this path to:
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\BRCM CONNECT Edition\
Note: If you use a custom directory for the Delivered Configuration during the Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition installation, select the same custom directory during the installation of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 .

Set Custom Configuration Directory During Installation

If you wish to share your existing Custom Configuration during the installation of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 :

Set the directory path to match the Custom Configuration directory of Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition.
Browse to the same directory during the Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 installation.

Note: Exercise care when using network configurations or ProjectWise-managed workspaces. Create new configurations from previous software versions, clearly indicating the version or year in paths for clarity and differentiation.

Copy and Paste the "prefs" Folder After Installation

To use Preferences and User Configuration from a previous version, follow these steps:

Launch and Close Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 to set default preferences at:
C:\Users\<user.name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\BRCM\24.0.0
Copy the "prefs" directory from the previous version:
C:\Users\<user.name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\BRCM\10.0.0
Paste it into the new version's directory to overwrite the 2024 "prefs" directory:
C:\Users\<user.name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\BRCM\24.0.0

After completing these steps, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 should work seamlessly with existing configurations, shared between Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 versions.

Note: You must follow Step 3 every time there is a change in preference settings in the Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition that you wish to apply to Bentley Raceway and Cable Management 2024 .