Technical data

Getting the Most from Your 30-Day Trial Version

System Requirements

These are the recommended system requirements for the Autodesk Inventor 8 trial version:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition (SP1), Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional

(SP2 or SP3)

• Intel® Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xeon, or AMD Athlon™, 1 GHz or better processor (1.8 GHz or better

processor preferred for assemblies with 1000 or more parts)

• 512+ MB RAM (1.0 - 3.5 GB RAM preferred)

• 32+ MB OpenGL capable graphics card recommended (64+ MB OpenGL capable workstation class

graphics card preferred for assemblies with 1000 or more parts)

• 1 GB free hard drive space (for product and content libraries)

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 or later

• Microsoft® Excel 97 (2000 or XP Preferred) for iParts, iFeatures, and spreadsheet-driven designs

• NetMeeting 3.01 or later for web-collaboration

• Find HP’s hardware recommendations for Autodesk Inventor at www.hp.com/go/autodesk

Note: Less capable machines can run Autodesk Inventor 8, but the results will be less than ideal.

Installation of Software and Sample Data

Follow these steps to install your Autodesk Inventor

trial version and the sample files for the jogging

stroller:

1. Close all open applications.

2. Insert the CD (on the back cover of this booklet) into

the CD-ROM drive and follow the onscreen

instructions.

3. If the CD does not start automatically, go to

D:\testdrv.exe (where D is the CD-ROM drive), and

double-click the file testdrv.exe.

4. On the Install page, follow the steps to

• Review the product requirements

• Install the Autodesk Inventor 30-day trial version

• Install the sample files for the jogging stroller

• Install supplemental tools (optional)

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