Installation guide

Locate Support Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Locate Drawing Template Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Locate Texture Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Customizing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
What are the benefits of identifying my industry? . . . . . . . . . 25
How is this information being used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
What happens if I skip or cancel Initial Setup? . . . . . . . . . . . 25
What are the benefits of selecting task-based tools? . . . . . . . . 26
What is a workspace? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
How do I make changes to a workspace at a later time? . . . . . . 26
What is a drawing template file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
How do I modify drawing templates at a later time? . . . . . . . . 27
What are the benefits of customizing AutoCAD Civil 3D? . . . . . 27
How do I return to this later? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3 Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General Installation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What is Autodesk Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What are the Hydraflow Extensions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
What is the Survey Data Collection Link Extension? . . . . . . . 31
How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be
updated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
What is a text editor used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
When performing a Typical installation, what gets
installed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
What are Content Packs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
What are Configurable Folders? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Why should I install the Material Library? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Where are my product manuals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Licensing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a
network license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the
software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
What is Internet Explorer used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Uninstall and Maintenance Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features
get installed by default? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or
removing features? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair? . . . . . . 41
Do I need my original disc to reinstall my software? . . . . . . . . 41
When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my
system? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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