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Sapphire 7.5 is not intended for Sapphire 7.0 users. Sapphire 7.5 grants owners of Sapphire 9 the ability to work in a mixed environment with Sapphire 7 systems. Sapphire 7.5 uses the Sapphire 9 activation key, and not the Sapphire 7 serial number.
To uninstall: * On Smoke on Mac, go to: /Applications/GenArtsSapphireSparks7.5/ and double click on "Uninstall Sapphire" * On Linux, open a shell window, type su to become root and run the following command: rpm -e genarts-sapphire-sparks7-7.500-1.x...
The software itself automatically checks for updates. To check manually: * On Mac, go to: /Applications/GenArtsSapphireSparks7.5/Check for Updates. Follow the instructions in the dialog box. * On Linux, open a shell window, and type su to become roo...
Updates to your software are published on our website as the latest version of the installer and can be found by going to http://www.genarts.com/support/downloads/sapphire/autodesk-v7.5 [http://www.genarts.com/support/downloads/sapphire/autodesk-v7.5].
You can find and download the installer from here: http://www.genarts.com/support/downloads/sapphire/autodesk-v7.5 [http://www.genarts.com/support/downloads/sapphire/autodesk-v7.5].
Yes, the different Sapphire versions get installed in different directories, and can be on your system at the same time. However, the names of the sparks are the same in both versions, which can lead to confusion and workflow errors.
An 'update_setups' script is provided that automatically converts your setups from prior versions of Sapphire to Sapphire v7.5. For detailed information on how to use this, check the on-line docs installed with the software on your local Autodesk machine:...