Autodesk AUTOCAD 2010 -, Manual

Page 1: ...AutoCAD 2010 Stand Alone Installation Guide January 2009 ...

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Page 3: ...age 7 Configure Button 8 Migrating Custom Settings 9 Installing Multiple or Bundled Products 9 Installing and Running the Product 9 Installing AutoCAD 10 Register and Activate AutoCAD 18 Launch AutoCAD 19 Add or Remove Features 19 Reinstall or Repair AutoCAD 21 Uninstall AutoCAD 22 Installing Design Review 22 Chapter 2 Migrating and Customizing 25 Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Re...

Page 4: ...eneral Installation Issues 45 How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated 45 What is a text editor used for 46 When performing a Typical installation what gets installed 46 Why should I install the Material Library 47 Where are my product manuals 47 Licensing Issues 48 What is the difference between a stand alone license and a network license 48 What is the benefit of ...

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Page 7: ...ings For information about installing network licensed versions of the program see the following related topics Choose an Installation Type Network Administrator s Guide Select a License Type optional Network Administrator s Guide 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 Preparing for Installa...

Page 8: ...re information on Windows Vista versions see http www mi crosoft com windowsvista versions Windows XP Home and Professional Edition SP2 or later Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later including Operating systems Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Internet Explorer 7 0 or later Browser Windows XP Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core pr...

Page 9: ...rdware and Software Requirements For more information on Windows Vista versions see http www mi crosoft com windowsvista versions Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 or later Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later including Operating systems Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Internet Explorer 7 0 or later Browser AMD Athlon 64 with ...

Page 10: ...perating system It is recommended that non English language versions of Windows XP Home and Professional SP2 or later AutoCAD be installed on an oper Windows Vista Enterprise ating system with a user interface Windows Vista Business language that matches the code Windows Vista Ultimate page of AutoCAD language A Windows Vista Home Premium code page provides support for 64 Bit character sets used i...

Page 11: ...024 x 768 VGA with True Color minimum ectX is required in this circum stance for Hardware Accelera tion to be configured For more information about tested and certified graphics cards visit ht tp autodesk com graphicscard 2 GB in addition to the 1 GB or above required for installation Hard disk NOTE Adobe Flash Player is not installed by default If a version of Flash is not currently installed on ...

Page 12: ...u don t have to stop in the middle of the installation The serial number must contain a three digit prefix followed by an eight digit number The product key consists of five digits The information you enter is permanently retained with the product Because you can t change this information later without uninstalling take care when entering the information To review this product information later on...

Page 13: ...ted language is detected your install pages are displayed in that language If you want to change that language you select a different one from the installer language list on the first page of the Installation wizard You can also select a language for an individual product by clicking the Select Language for Individual Products check box on the Select the Products to Install page and then selecting...

Page 14: ...ation default settings the product installs the most common application features To see which features are included in a Typical installation refer to When performing a Typical installation what gets installed on page 46 If you choose Custom you select specific features to install Include a Service Pack If a service pack is available for your installation you can include it When you have completed...

Page 15: ...products you can choose which products and languages you want to install During the install process you are informed whether a copy of the software is already installed You are also warned if your system does not meet the minimum system requirements for the product Each product name is displayed on its own tabbed panel you can configure them individually If you purchased a package that is a multi ...

Page 16: ...tallation wizard by selecting the Read this Documentation selection the Documentation link at the bottom left pane of the install pages or through the Help system You can also access PDFs from the product discs by navigating to the documentation docs folder For late breaking information it is also recommended that you review the product Readme NOTE To view or print any files with an extension of p...

Page 17: ...ou install Design Review if you need to view DWF or DWFx files For more information about Design Review see Installing Design Review on page 22 4 Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region You must accept this agreement to proceed with the installation Select your country or region click I Accept and then click Next NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the licens...

Page 18: ...hen select Yes to continue installing using the default configuration The wizard does the following Uses a Typical installation which installs the most common application features To see which features are included in a Typical installation refer to When performing a Typical installation what gets installed on page 46 Includes the Express Tools library The library provides additional productivity ...

Page 19: ... drive 2 In the AutoCAD Installation wizard select a language for the install instructions or accept the default language Click Install Products 3 Select the product s and the language for the product s you want to install Click Next To select a language for an individual product click the Select Language for Individual Products check box then select the language from the language drop down list I...

Page 20: ...s information later without uninstalling the product make sure you enter the correct information 6 On the Review Configure Install page click Configure to make configuration changes such as installation type installing optional tools or changing the installation path 7 On the Select the License Type page you can choose to install a Stand alone or Network license Click Next 8 On the Select the Inst...

Page 21: ...ccess tools Database Contains multi language dictionaries Dictionaries Allows you to use the Security Options dialog box to protect a drawing with a password Drawing Encryption Contains AutoCAD support tools and utilities not supported by Autodesk Express Tools Contains AutoCAD fonts and TrueType fonts Fonts The Impression toolbar allows you to quickly export any view to Autodesk Impression for ad...

Page 22: ...s Allows users to set up their initial configuration of AutoCAD online content workspaces based on their units system in dustry and commonly used task based tools Initial Setup Allows users to view and edit the paths of externally referenced files associated with a drawing Reference Manager Contains various feature sample files Samples Contains tutorials Tutorials Contains Microsoft Visual Basic f...

Page 23: ...age Then click Install NOTE If you want a copy of your configuration summary information click the Copy to Clipboard button 11 On the Installation Complete page you can choose the following View the installation log file If you want to view the installation log file its location is displayed View the AutoCAD Readme The Readme file is opened from this page when you click Finish This file contains i...

Page 24: ...roduct Activation wizard is displayed for 30 days from the first time that you run the program If after 30 days of running AutoCAD in trial mode you have not registered and provided a valid activation code your only option is to register and activate AutoCAD You will not be able to run in trial mode after the 30 days expires Once you register and activate AutoCAD the Product Activation wizard is n...

Page 25: ...oCAD in the following ways Desktop shortcut icon When you install AutoCAD an AutoCAD shortcut icon is placed on your desktop unless you cleared that option during installation Double click the AutoCAD icon to start the program Start menu On the Start menu Windows XP click Programs or Windows Vista All Programs Autodesk AutoCAD AutoCAD Location where the AutoCAD is installed If you have administrat...

Page 26: ...age select a feature to install or uninstall The icons to the left of the selections give you an indication of the action that will be taken Indicates a feature that was marked for installation will be in a typical installation Indicates a feature that is not currently scheduled for installation Indicates a feature that was not originally marked for installation but was added to the installed feat...

Page 27: ...llowing Windows XP In the Add or Remove Programs window select AutoCAD then click Change Remove Windows Vista In the Uninstall or Change a Program window select AutoCAD then click Uninstall Change The AutoCAD Installation wizard re opens in Maintenance mode 3 Select Repair or Reinstall On the Select Repair or Reinstall page select one of the following options and then click Next to start the proce...

Page 28: ...Change Remove Windows Vista In the Uninstall or Change a Program window select AutoCAD then click Uninstall Change The AutoCAD Installation wizard re opens in Maintenance mode 3 Click Uninstall 4 On the Uninstall AutoCAD page click Next to remove AutoCAD from the system 5 When informed that the product has been successfully uninstalled click Finish NOTE Even though AutoCAD is removed from your sys...

Page 29: ...m used for creating and reviewing DWF or DWFx files An open published and secure file format developed by Autodesk DWF enables you to combine and publish rich 2D and 3D design data and share it with others The following commands create DWF or DWFx files PUBLISH PLOT 3DDWF PUBLISH TO WEB EXPORT AUTOPUBLISH SSM Installing Design Review 23 ...

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Page 31: ... that you migrate from a previous release right away This prevents you from overwriting files or having to keep track of any custom settings you may make in the new release Migrating settings overwrites any new settings You can use the following tools to migrate settings and files Migrate Custom Settings dialog box Migrates user profiles CUI files AutoCAD and user defined linetype files AutoCAD an...

Page 32: ...This file contains drawing environment settings such as screen color cursor size command line window font and the dictionary to use for checking spelling The user profile file also includes the folders in which AutoCAD searches for support driver customization and other files If you customized files in a location other than the default AutoCAD location the path to the location is migrated The file...

Page 33: ...e are migrated to the Auto CAD acad lin file in the User Defined Linetypes section of the file The file itself is not migrated how ever any linetypes that you created Contains metric linetype defini tions an AutoCAD library file acadiso lin in this file are migrated to the Auto CAD acadiso lin file in the User Defined Linetypes section of the file User defined hatch pattern files are migrated Stor...

Page 34: ... itself is not migrated how ever a copy of the file is created and Contains menu customization from a version of an AutoCAD earlier than AutoCAD 2006 mns then is converted into a CUI file with the same name The new CUI file is placed in the same folder as the main CUI file A MNS file is converted when a MNU file with the same name is present or not If the CUI file is supplied by Autodesk the custo...

Page 35: ...s From list select the AutoCAD release from which you want to migrate your custom settings 3 In the Settings and Files to Migrate box select the custom files that you want to migrate 4 Click OK 5 In the Migrate Custom Settings message click OK to view the log file or click No if you do not want to view the log file now NOTE You can view the log file at another time For information about accessing ...

Page 36: ...migrated to AutoCAD The log file shows all the files that were successfully copied from a previous version to the newer AutoCAD It also provides information about files that were not successfully migrated Use the log for troubleshooting if there are unwanted or unexpected results in your AutoCAD profiles After you use the Migrate Custom Settings dialog box to migrate custom settings and files a me...

Page 37: ...ses The tools help you to share drawings when you upgrade to a new release of an AutoCAD product You can download the migration tools in several languages from the Autodesk website NOTE Because these are public tools product support for them is limited to the Autodesk discussion groups The migration tools are as follows DWG TrueView 2010 You can view plot and convert any AutoCAD product or an Auto...

Page 38: ... is first displayed you are prompted to select an industry Select one of the listed industries that is closest to the type of work that best describes the drawings you create The following features and settings in AutoCAD and Initial Setup are affected by the industry you select Content Search Used as part of a generated query to find content from Autodesk Seek Partner product search Used as part ...

Page 39: ...enderings The following task based tools can be added to your default workspace from Initial Setup 3D modeling Photorealistic rendering Review and markup Sheet sets You can use the Customize User Interface CUI Editor to further control which task based tools are displayed in a workspace For more information about workspaces see Customize Workspaces in the Customization Guide Customize AutoCAD with...

Page 40: ...ated default drawing template file is listed For information about migrating custom settings and files from a previous release see Migrate Custom Settings on page 26 Industry focused drawing template Use the drawing template that is associated with the industry you selected in Initial Setup and either the imperial or metric measurement type Drawing templates are often project or company specific t...

Page 41: ...Click Next 5 On the Specify a Drawing Template File page select the drawing template file that you want to use when creating new drawings Click Finish 6 In the Options dialog box click OK ExportandImportCustomSettingsfromtheSame Release You can export your custom settings between systems running the same release of an AutoCAD product or export the custom settings and later re import them on the sa...

Page 42: ...ngs for some features ini Information about text characters or shapes used with linetype definitions shx Multiline style definitions mln Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting the settings are arranged by the colors of the AutoCAD Color Index ACI system ctb Settings used to control the appearance of objects when plotting the settings are grouped into names that can be ass...

Page 43: ...at are not included in the migration package that is created from the Export Custom Settings dialog box Some of the File Types Not Included in the Migration Package File Description File Name Action macro file actm ObjectARX application file arx Definitions for custom dialog boxes used with AutoLISP ADS or Ob jectARX applications dcl Visual Basic for Applications project file dvb Fast load AutoLIS...

Page 44: ...m Settings When exporting custom settings the custom files stored locally and all user profiles are exported to a migration package You have the option to include custom files that are stored in network locations During the creation of the migration package you do not have any control over which types of files are included in the migration package The Export Custom Settings dialog box is used to c...

Page 45: ...log that is created If any errors are encountered during the import process they are logged in the migration log If files from a network location were added during the creation of a migration package the files are copied to a different location only when the original network locations are not available when importing a migration package If the files from a network location are found in the same lo...

Page 46: ...tionally select the Display Log File After Closing This Dialog option before clicking OK to display the log file that was created during the importing of the migration package To view the migration log after custom settings imported 1 In Windows Explorer navigate to the following locations Windows XP Documents and Settings user profile Application Data Autodesk product version release number langu...

Page 47: ...desk Seek see http seek autodesk com How is this information being used The information gathered from Initial Setup is used to configure several different features and to help guide the future direction of the program The following features are customized with Initial Setup The default drawing template DWT file used to create new drawings The industry that best relates to you to use for filtering ...

Page 48: ...omization Guide What is a workspace Workspaces are sets of menus toolbars palettes and ribbon control panels that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom task oriented drawing environment When you use a workspace only the menus toolbars and palettes that are relevant to a task are displayed For more information about customizing workspaces see Customize Workspaces in the Customi...

Page 49: ...on styles just as you would in a drawing You open a DWT file with the OPEN command To open a drawing template DWT file 1 Click the Application menu button Open 2 In the Select File dialog box select Drawing Template dwt from the Files of Type drop down list 3 Browse to and select the drawing template DWT file you want to modify 4 Click Open 5 Make the desired changes to the DWT file 6 Click the Ap...

Page 50: ...Skip Initial Setup page Initial Setup displays the next time you start AutoCAD You can also change settings for Initial Setup through the Options dialog box To change the settings made with Initial Setup from the Options dialog box see To change settings from Initial Setup through the Options dialog box on page 42 44 Chapter 2 Migrating and Customizing ...

Page 51: ...e performing a general installation of your product s How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated It is recommended that you verify and update your graphics card driver to optimize your program Use the following procedure to identify your current graphics card driver To identify your graphics card driver 1 Start AutoCAD 2 At the command line enter 3dconfig 3 In the Ada...

Page 52: ...ance with your standards CAD Standards Contains database access tools Database Contains multi language dictionaries Dictionaries Allows you to use the Security Options dialog box to protect a drawing with a password Drawing Encryption Contains AutoCAD support tools and utilities not supported by Autodesk Express Tools Contains AutoCAD fonts and TrueType fonts Fonts The Impression toolbar allows yo...

Page 53: ...Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications support files VBA Support Why should I install the Material Library The Material Library contains over 300 professionally made materials that you can immediately apply to objects in your model They can also act as a basis for custom materials that you want to create For more information regarding materials see Materials and Textures in the AutoCAD User s Gui...

Page 54: ...censes you ve purchased The Network License Manager checks out licenses until they are all in use No further systems can run the program until a license is checked in If you need to run more systems you can purchase additional licenses for the Network License Manager to maintain Stand alone licensed products are registered and activated to an individual workstation While the software can be instal...

Page 55: ...trial mode for a given number of days Whenever you launch the program you are prompted to activate the software When you choose to activate the software Internet Explorer makes this process much faster Once you entered your registration data and submit it to Autodesk an activation code is returned and you are not prompted again during startup Uninstall and Maintenance Issues This section outlines ...

Page 56: ...sers learn the new features New Features Work shop Allows users to transfer an Autodesk product license between computers NOTE The utility will not be installed on unlocked versions of AutoCAD License Transfer Utility Migrates custom settings and files from previous version of your product to this version Migrate Custom Set tings Allows users to set up their initial configuration of AutoCAD online...

Page 57: ... option Do I need my original disc to reinstall my software When performing a reinstall of the product you do not need to have the original discs on hand Installation data is cached locally on your drive and that data is reused when reinstalling After repairing my installation is it possible to recover my settings Custom settings can be exported and later re imported to the same system in case you...

Page 58: ...stays on your workstation when you uninstall your product If you reinstall on the same workstation the license information remains valid and you do not have to reactivate the product 52 Chapter 3 Installation Troubleshooting ...

Page 59: ... exporting to other systems 35 38 importing migration packages 35 39 migrating from previous releases 9 25 restoring default settings 31 customization files CUI migrating older menu files to 26 customizing Initial Setup 32 installation 19 issues 40 migrating older customization files 25 migration packages 35 restoring default settings 31 templates 32 tips 40 workspaces 32 D data loss 7 default tem...

Page 60: ...ements 2 troubleshooting 45 typical 46 uninstalling 22 49 Installation wizard 10 interface migrating custom settings for 26 Internet program registration and activation 18 Internet Explorer Microsoft 2 3 L languages multi language support 7 selecting during installation 7 legacy menu files 26 licenses issues 48 limited user rights 19 LIN files linetype library 26 linetypes migrating to new release...

Page 61: ...artner search 32 profiles user importing custom settings 39 migrating custom settings 26 restoring default settings 31 R RAM system requirements 2 reinstalling programs 21 49 removing uninstalling programs 22 repairing damaged installations 21 49 S ScriptPro migration tool 31 searching customized for industries 32 Partner Product search 32 serial numbers stand alone installation 6 service packs 2 ...

Page 62: ...upgrading installing newer releases 9 user interface migrating custom settings for 26 V video cards 2 video monitors 2 4 virus software 7 W web browsers 2 3 Windows operating systems system requirements 2 workspaces customized for industries 32 56 Index ...