Map 3d 2007 and 64-bit XP

[Anonymous]

Anyone try Map 3D 2007 on Win XP 64-bit?

[schroederC3D]

Yup, and it isn't pretty, at least not from my experience. I get a list of errors - Most of which I can't recall right now so I won't type one out and send someone on a wild-goose chase.

I tried it on a xp64 system, with a clean install of Civil3D. None of the Map or Civil commands work, only the standard vanilla CAD ones.

I don't have time to dedicate to getting it to work, but if someone manages to get it going, I'd love to hear how they did it. I had it working once by dragging some ARX files that it said it couldn't find into the drawing window. If I did it in the right order, at the certain time of day, when the wind was blowing from the east, it would work.

I suspect it's just a matter of pathing Acad to find the right files, but damned if I have time for it. I tried the fix on the adesk site for the similar error I was experiencing, but had no luck.

Andrew

[BillPowell]

Yes, I tried it using Map 3D 2007. Numerous problems.
When I went to Autodesk for support, they refuse to troubleshoot, as I was using XP64 as an OS. I was running a very extensive suite of software of which Map 3D was only one. I only had issues with two programs:
Autodesk Map 3D 2007 and Acrobat Pro 2008
Both these vendors do not support 64Bit OS.

This forced me to go back to a 32bit OS. I was not impressed. I have a monster machine, and it is a shame to be forced to run a 32Bit OS.

Autodesk is supposed to be a world leader in Graphics software. Its not that I expect it to be able to take advantage of 64Bit processing, I just want it to work on that OS even if it is using 32Bit compatibility mode.

I have been told from Autodesk that Map 3D 2008 will not support 64 Bit OS, although the Vanilla Autocad will.

Once again, extremely dissapointing. Cartography and GIS professions are ones that stand to gain a lot of productivity from 64 Bit processing.