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
R
RAM
system requirements 1
redundant license server model
selecting 41
reinstalling programs 14
removing
uninstalling programs 15, 110
repairing
damaged installations 14, 95, 110
restoring
damaged installations 95, 110
operating systems 95
RSS feeds 62, 107
running scripts 80
S
SAMreport-Lite 100
SATA RAID environments 93
SCCM (System Center Configuration
Manager) 89
SCCM packages 90
ScriptPro migration tool 26
scripts
creating 73
deploying program with 73
flags and 79
running 80
sample scripts 74
switches and 79
system requirements 73
search paths 55, 101
Search settings 64
searching
customized for industries 26
Partner Product search 26
Search locations 107
serial numbers
stand-alone installation 5
servers 108
service packs 1, 59, 105, 109
shortcuts
administrative images 71
creating 12
customizing 108
side-by-side installation 19
silent mode 47, 74
single license server model 41
software deployments 100
software installation requirements 1, 39
stand-alone installations
CAD Manager tool 108
imaging software and 93
process 7
program registration and
activation 11
Quick Start 1
scripting 73
selecting 40
Subscription Center 63
support content folders 53, 104
system requirements
network deployments 39
scripts 73
stand-alone installations 1
T
task-based tools 27, 36
templates
customized for industries 26
default 28
modifying 37
text editors 98
tool palettes 19
tools
migration tools 19, 25
task-based tools 27
trial mode 11
troubleshooting installation 97
U
uninstalling programs 110
upgrade installations 19
upgrading
installing newer releases 7
user information 46
user interface
migrating custom settings for 20
Index | 121