2012
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
What features can I customize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3 Creating a deployment to multiple computers . . . . . . . . . . 13
How can I prepare to create a successful deployment to multiple
computers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How do I select a license type? What is the difference between a
stand-alone license and a network license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How can I choose the language in which the Installer instructions
are presented? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What is the benefit of a network licensed version of the software?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What is the purpose of a client log file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What is the purpose of a network log file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What is an administrative image? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Where should the administrative image of my deployment be located?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
How will individual users find the deployed administrative image?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
What is 'silent' deployment mode? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
What are the additional products available for installation? . . . . . . 17
Where do I customize my installation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
What features can I customize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How can I install medium resolution Material Library images? . . . . . 19
How do I include Service Packs with my deployment? . . . . . . . . . . 19
What are content libraries and how do I install them? . . . . . . . . . 19
What is the purpose of configuring additional files in a deployment?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
What are the services of the Communication Center? . . . . . . . . . 20
What is Autodesk Exchange? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How do I modify a deployment configuration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 4 Maintaining and Reconfiguring Your Installation . . . . . . . . 23
How do I add or remove features after installation? . . . . . . . . . . . 23
What are content libraries and how do I install them? . . . . . . . . . 23
What if I accidentally delete or alter required files? Can I replace or
repair them? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my settings?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
How do I uninstall my software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
What are the tools and utilities available for installation? . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
AutoCAD Mechanical 2012 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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