2012

Table Of Contents
Locate Your Autodesk Navisworks Serial Number and
Product Key
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Avoid Data Loss During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Choose a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Install Multiple or Bundled Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Install and Run Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012 . . . . . . . 36
Install Autodesk Navisworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Launch Autodesk Navisworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
How to Launch Autodesk Navisworks in Another
Language
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Add or Remove Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Repair Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012 . . . . . . . . . 42
Uninstall Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2012 . . . . . . . . 42
Move to Autodesk Navisworks from a Previous Release . . . . . . 43
Install Autodesk Navisworks for Multiple Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Quick Start to Network Administration and Deployment . . . . . 44
Deployment Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Set Up Network Tools and Your License Server . . . . . . . . 50
Distribute the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Distribute an Autodesk Navisworks Product . . . . . . . . . 54
Set Up a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Preliminary Tasks for a Network Deployment . . . . . . . . 55
Choose a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Your Deployment Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Create a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Modify a Deployment (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Point Users to the Administrative Image . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Uninstall an Autodesk Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
General Installation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs
to be updated?
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How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network
or network to stand-alone?
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When performing a Typical installation, what gets
installed?
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Why should I specify the Project Folder and Site
Folder?
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How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a
site and project basis?
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How do I change which exporter plugins are
installed?
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How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks? . . . . 75
When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing
it?
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