2012
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Installing AutoCAD 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?
- 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 of AutoCAD
- 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 support content folders?
- 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
- AutoCAD 2012 System Requirements
What are the additional products available for
installation?
The following additional products are available to install:
■ Autodesk Design Review — Allows users to review, measure, redline, and
annotate DWG, DWF, and DXFx files without the original Autodesk
creation software.
■ Autodesk Inventor Fusion— Digital prototyping technology that unites the
control of parametric, history-based modeling with the speed of direct,
history-free modeling, enabling users to choose the modeling approach
that is right for the task at hand.
Note: To effectively install Inventor Fusion, you must install both the Inventor
Fusion product and the Inventor Fusion plug-in listed in the configuration
area. Click on the Autodesk Inventor Fusion band to reveal the configuration
area.
Where do I customize my installation?
Click on the AutoCAD band of the Install > Configure & Begin Installation page
of the Installer to reveal the configuration area. Optional features are listed
there, many of them pre-selected for installation.
What features can I customize?
Most features are pre-selected for installation with AutoCAD. However, you
can de-select any feature you choose not to install or select one of the few
features that have not been pre-selected. To do so, you must first reveal the
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