Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Migrating and Customizing
- Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Releases
- Customize AutoCAD with Initial Setup
- Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release
- Migrating and Customizing Issues
- What are the benefits of identifying my industry?
- How is this information being used?
- What happens if I skip or cancel Initial Setup?
- What are the benefits of selecting task-based tools?
- What is a workspace?
- How do I make changes to a workspace at a later time?
- What is a drawing template file?
- How do I modify drawing templates at a later time?
- What are the benefits of customizing AutoCAD?
- Network Administration and Deployment
- Preparing a Deployment
- Setting Up and Creating a Deployment
- Prepare for a Network Deployment
- Configure Individual Products
- Your Deployment Choices
- Enter User and Product Information
- Creating Log Files
- What Is Silent Mode?
- Select a License Type (Optional)
- Select the Installation Type (Optional)
- Select Installation Folders for Support Content
- Define Search Paths and File Locations (Optional)
- Install Additional Files (Optional)
- Specify User Preferences (Optional)
- Include Service Packs (Optional)
- Configure InfoCenter Communication Center (Optional)
- Allow Users to Access Online Resources (Optional)
- Create a Default Deployment
- Create a Custom Deployment
- Modify a Deployment (Optional)
- Point Users to the Administrative Image
- Distributing an Autodesk Program
- Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- What is the text editor used for?
- What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the software?
- What features get installed during a Typical or Custom installation?
- How do I access my product documentation?
- What is SAMreport-Lite?
- Deployment Issues
- Is there a checklist I can refer to when performing a deployment?
- Where should deployments be located?
- What are the default search paths and file location settings?
- How will changing the support file locations affect my search paths?
- Along with defining search paths and file location, can files be added?
- Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
- How do I extract an MSP file?
- Can Online Resource settings be modified later?
- Where can I learn about InfoCenter?
- What are information channels?
- What are the benefits to enabling CAD Manager Channels?
- What are RSS feeds and how do they benefit my installation?
- Where can I learn about InfoCenter search locations?
- How do I set or customize search locations?
- Networking Issues
- When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a multi-seat stand-alone installation?
- When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a stand-alone installation?
- Where do I find my server name?
- When specifying user workstation settings, I am given the option to specify a profile. What are profiles?
- Can I create custom desktop shortcuts?
- What happens when you choose to append or merge service packs?
- What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
- What is the impact of selecting all products for the administrative image, and can I add products later?
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
- Do I need my original disc(s) to reinstall my product?
- After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my settings?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Issues
- Glossary
- Index
D
data loss 6
DC Online 63
default deployments 65
default templates 28
Deployment wizard 65, 90
deployments
about 42
assigning 80, 82
checklist 43
choices 46
Configure button 44
customized 44, 67
Deployment wizard 65
distributing 82, 93
group policies 80
imaging software 93
issues 100
methods 73
Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager 89
modifying 71
preparing for 39
scripts 73
system requirements 39
verifying installation 88
Design Review
installing 16
viewing DWFs 16
DesignCenter Online 63
displaying
migration log files 24
distributed license server model 41
distributing
deployments 82, 93
Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager 89
downloading
migration tools 19
DWF files (Design Web Format)
Design Review 16
DWFx files
Design Review 16
DWG TrueView migration tool 26
DWT files
modifying 37
E
exporting
custom settings as migration
packages 30, 32
F
faxing registration information 12
file locations 55, 101
files
custom settings files 30
migration packages 30
network locations 32–33
uninstalling 15
flags 79
Flash Player 4
G
glossary 115
group policies
advantages and disadvantages 81
advertising deployments 80
distributing deployments 82
verifying deployments 88
H
hard disks
cleaning 95
system requirements 1, 40
hardware
installation requirements 1
network system requirements 39
hatches
migrating patterns to new
releases 19–20
Help documentation 64, 100
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