Vectorworks 2022
upgrade frequently asked questions
August 2022
eligibility for upgrade pricing is dependent on ownership of qualifying existing licence, serial number and hardware lock or dongle
- what versions of Vectorworks can be upgraded...
licences which are three versions behind the current version...
- Vectorworks 2021, Vectorworks 2020 and Vectorworks 2019.
- how to identify your version from your Vectorworks serial number...
Key: M = Mac; W = Windows; X = cross platform, Mac or Windows; B = B-series, requiring a dongle, E = E-series, internet activated, G= G-Series network licence
Vectorworks 2022
- Vectorworks 2022 serial numbers starts BHX or EHX (H = Vectorworks version 27; marketed as 2022)
Vectorworks 2021
- Vectorworks 2021 serial numbers starts BGX or EGX (G = Vectorworks version 26; marketed as 2021)
Vectorworks 2020
- Vectorworks 2020 serial numbers starts BFX or EFX (F = Vectorworks version 25; marketed as 2020)
Vectorworks 2019
- Vectorworks 2019 serial numbers starts BEX or EEX (E = Vectorworks version 24; marketed as 2019)
Vectorworks 2018
- Vectorworks 2018 serial numbers starts BDX or EDX (D = Vectorworks version 23; marketed as 2018)
Vectorworks 2017
- Vectorworks 2017 serial numbers starts BCX or ECX (C = Vectorworks version 22; marketed as 2017)
Vectorworks 2016
- Vectorworks 2016 serial numbers starts BBX or EBX (B = Vectorworks version 21; marketed as 2016)
Vectorworks 2015
- Vectorworks 2015 serial numbers starts BAX or EAX (A = Vectorworks version 20; marketed as 2015)
Vectorworks 2014
- Vectorworks 2014 serial numbers starts B9X or E9X (9 = Vectorworks version 19; marketed as 2014)
Vectorworks 2013
- Vectorworks 2013 serial numbers starts B8X or E8X (8 = Vectorworks version 18; marketed as 2013)
Vectorworks 2012
- Vectorworks 2012 serial numbers starts B7X or E7X (7 = Vectorworks version 17; marketed as 2012)
Vectorworks 2011
- Vectorworks 2011 serial numbers starts B6X or E6X (6 = Vectorworks version 16; marketed as 2011)
Vectorworks 2010
- Vectorworks 2010 serial numbers starts B5X or E5X (5 = Vectorworks version 15; marketed as 2010)
Vectorworks 2009
- Vectorworks 2009 serial numbers starts B4X
Vectorworks 2008
- Vectorworks 2008 serial numbers starts B3X
Vectorworks 12
- Vectorworks 12 serial numbers starts B2X
Vectorworks 11
- Vectorworks 11 serial numbers starts B1M or B1W and are platform specific
Vectorworks 10
- Vectorworks 10 serial numbers start B0M or B0W
Vectorworks 9
- Vectorworks 9 serial numbers starts 1900M or 1900W
Vectorworks 8
- Vectorworks 8 serial numbers starts 1800M or 1800W
MiniCAD 7
- MiniCAD 7 serial numbers starts 1700
- what format are serial numbers...
- Vectorworks 2022 back to Vectorworks 10 serial numbers are in the format of four segments of six alpha-numeric characters
xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx
E series are internet activated, the last segment of six characters is the licence ID
B series requires a dongle, the last segment of six characters matches the last six characters of the internal dongle ID
- Vectorworks 9 serial numbers and are in the format of 4 segments of 5, 2, 7 and 6 characters
1900x-xx-xxxxxx-xxxxx
- Vectorworks 8 serial numbers and are in the format of 4 segments of 5, 2, 7 and 6 characters
1800x-xx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx
- MiniCAD 7 serial numbers and are in the format of 3 segments of 4, 8 and 6 characters
1700-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxx
- if you have say, 10 copies of Vectorworks 2019, 2018 or 2017, and you need one more licence, what are your options...
- Upgrade all your licences to the latest version Vectorworks 2022, refer to the relevant upgrade pricing page
- Buy a new standalone licence for Vectorworks 2022 and at the time of ordering from faCADe make a special request for a legacy version serial number to work with your new standalone licence