2011

NOTE If you do not know how to create a network share, see “Create a Network Share” on page 41.
■ In the Specify the New Deployment Name field, enter the new deployment’s name. The name you enter
here is the name of the shortcut users will access to install the product.
■ Under This is to be a:, select either 32-bit or 64-bit for your target operating system. This selection does
not identify the system your deployment was created on; it identifies your target system.
Click Next.
3 On the Select the Products to Include in the Deployment page, select the products you want to include, the
languages to include in your administrative image, and the language of your deployment:
■ On a 64-bit version of Windows, you can install the 64-bit version of Autodesk Navisworks, 64-bit version
of Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, and both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of exporter plugins.
■ On a 32-bit version of Windows, you can install 32-bit version of Navisworks, 32-bit version of Autodesk
Navisworks Freedom, and 32-bit version of exporter plugins.
After making your choices, click Next.
4 Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region. You must accept this agreement
to proceed with the deployment. Choose your country or region, click I Accept, and then click Next.
NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate the installation, click Cancel.
5 On the User and Product Information page, enter your personal details, serial number, and product key.
Review the Privacy Policy from the link at the bottom of the dialog box. After reviewing, click Next.
NOTE The information you enter here is permanent and is displayed by clicking the down arrow next to the Help
button ➤ About Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 on users’ computers. Because you can’t change this
information later without uninstalling the product, make sure you enter the information carefully.
6 On the General Deployment Settings page, choose whether or not you want to create network log and/or
a client log, if you want to run the client installation in silent mode.
■ When you choose to create a network log file, you also have to specify where the log file is created by
entering either a valid UNC (universal naming convention) path or hard-coded path on your network.
The network log file is optional.
NOTE The folder where the network log resides must be a shared folder where users who install the program
have Change permissions. Otherwise, successes or failures for user installations cannot be written to the log
file.
■ Choose whether you want a client log file created.
■ If you want to prevent users from changing installation settings when they install, select Silent mode.
For more information regarding log files, refer to “
Specify Log File Locations” on page 44.
Click Next.
7 On the Create Deployment page, click Configure to make changes to the administrative image. Each of the
products you selected to install, has its own configuration tab:
■ For Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2011, you can
change the project and site folders and the installation
location
.
■ For Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011, you can change the license type, project and site folders, and
the
installation type and location.
■ For Navisworks exporter plugins, you can
change the project and site folders . Currently, you cannot
change which plugins are installed. By default, the exporter plugins for all third-party products installed
on a client computer will be automatically enabled.
Make your selections, and then click Next.
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