And ArcGIS Server is even worse when it comes to this upgrade process. One thing I am very happy about is how easy it is to upgrade Pro compared to the hour long process of updating ArcMap and ArcCatalog. I do find this troubling though, Esri typically makes things backwards compatible but unfortunately this is not one of those things. If they for whatever reason needed to edit annotation I would have them download Pro. I do have other editors of data in the organization but they shouldn't ever be messing with annotation. We are a small organization, I am the only person that will ever mess with annotation. The hope is that yes, if you have already upgraded to 10.5, the transition to 10.6 should run smoothly. Create a copy of the entire SOLIDWORKS Data folder. The default name of the Hole Wizard/Toolbox folder is ‘ SOLIDWORKS data ’ and is installed at C:SOLIDWORKS Data. The first step is to ensure you create a copy of your entire Hole Wizard/Toolbox folder prior to upgrading. DraftSight Enterprise Plus This comprehensive offering uses advanced. Manual Upgrade Step 1: Backup the Hole Wizard/Toolbox Folder. An advanced 2D solution with Standard features, added functionality, and an API to make designs real. Have all the annotation editors at your org been migrated to Pro so they are able to update annotation, because if the annotation editors are still using ArcMap they can no longer update annotation? Robust 2D drafting with 3D design features. So if your SDE database is already upgraded to 10.5.1, the upgrade to 10.6 should run smoothly as it would bypass this bug that exists with the upgrade to SDE 10.5.1?