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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Installing AutoCAD Mechanical on a Single Computer
- How can I prepare for a successful installation?
- How can I choose the language in which the Installer instructions are presented?
- How do I choose the language for my software?
- Where can I find my serial number and product key?
- What if I've lost my serial number or product key?
- How do I know if I have enough disk space for the installation?
- How do I select a license type? What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the purpose of a client log file?
- How do I register and activate my software after I have finished the installation?
- What are the additional products available for installation?
- Where do I customize my installation?
- What are content libraries and how do I install them?
- How can I install medium resolution Material Library images?
- How can I be sure available service packs are included in my installation?
- What features can I customize?
- Creating a deployment to multiple computers
- How can I prepare to create a successful deployment to multiple computers?
- How do I select a license type? What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- How can I choose the language in which the Installer instructions are presented?
- What is the benefit of a network licensed version of the software?
- What is the purpose of a client log file?
- What is the purpose of a network log file?
- What is an administrative image?
- Where should the administrative image of my deployment be located?
- How will individual users find the deployed administrative image?
- What is 'silent' deployment mode?
- What are the additional products available for installation?
- Where do I customize my installation?
- What features can I customize?
- How can I install medium resolution Material Library images?
- How do I include Service Packs with my deployment?
- What are content libraries and how do I install them?
- What is the purpose of configuring additional files in a deployment?
- What are the services of the Communication Center?
- What is Autodesk Exchange?
- How do I modify a deployment configuration?
- Maintaining and Reconfiguring Your Installation
- How do I add or remove features after installation?
- What are content libraries and how do I install them?
- What if I accidentally delete or alter required files? Can I replace or repair them?
- After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my settings?
- How do I uninstall my software?
- What are the tools and utilities available for installation?
- System Requirements
Maintaining and
Reconfiguring Your
Installation
How do I add or remove features after
installation?
To add or remove features from AutoCAD Mechanical, navigate from Windows
Start to the control panel for adding, changing, and removing programs. When
you select AutoCAD Mechanical as the program you want to change, the Installer
will open in maintenance mode. Click Add or Remove Features and follow the
instructions in the Installer.
What are content libraries and how do I install
them?
AutoCAD Mechanical provides content libraries with hundreds of thousands
of pre-drawn standard parts. Libraries are available for each of eighteen countries,
containing parts that correspond to the standards of those countries. During
installation of AutoCAD Mechanical, you choose whether to install one or more
of these libraries or instead use your own existing shared libraries. If you choose
to install content libraries, you select the libraries for those country standards
you need.
If later, after installation, you want to add or remove content libraries, you do
this by launching the Installer in maintenance mode and choosing Add or
Remove Features to select the standard content libraries you require. To launch
the Installer in maintenance mode, navigate from Windows Start to the control
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