Contents
Stand-Alone Installation
Preparing for Installation
System Requirements
Administrative Permission
Requirements
Locating Your Serial Number
and Product Key
Minimize the Chances of
Installation Failure
Choose a Language
Migrating Custom Settings
Installing and Running the
Product
Installing AutoCAD
Install AutoCAD Using
Default Settings on a Stand-Alone Computer
Install AutoCAD Using
Custom Settings on a Stand-Alone Computer
Register and Activate AutoCAD
Launch AutoCAD
Add or Remove Features
Reinstall or Repair AutoCAD
Uninstall AutoCAD
Installing Multiple or Bundled
Products
Installing Design Review
Installing Autodesk Material
Libraries
Migrating and Customizing
Migrate Custom Settings
and Files from Previous Releases
Migrate Custom Settings
View the Migration Log File
Restore Profiles After Migrating
Files from an Earlier Release
Use Migration Tools
Customize AutoCAD with
Initial Setup
Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same
Release
Export Custom Settings
Import Custom Settings
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
System Requirements for Administrative Image
Choose an Installation Type
Choose a License Server
Model
Create a Network Share
Network Tools and Your
License Server
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
Use Scripts to Deploy the
Program
A Sample Installation Script
Use Switches and Flags in
Scripts
Run Scripts
Use Group Policies to Run
a Deployment
Use Group Policies to Assign
a Deployment to Computers
Verify a Group Policy Deployment
Use Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager to Install a Deployment
Introduction
Tasks for Deploying Autodesk
Software with SCCM
Set Up a Source Directory
Using the Deployment Wizard
Create the SCCM Software
Installation Package
Distribute the Product Using
Imaging Software
Use a Master Image to Distribute
Multi-Seat Stand-Alone Products to Multiple Systems
Use a Master Image to Distribute
Network Licensed Products to Multiple Systems
Restore the Master Image
Clean a Master System
and Restore the Operating System
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 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?
Glossary