Autodesk Inventor Server Engine for 3ds Max 2014 64-bit. Microsoft Update Health Tools. NVIDIA Virtual Host Controller. This article provides the system requirements for Autodesk® Inventor 2014 products. For Inventor 2014 Windows users For general part and assembly design (typically fewer than 1,000 parts): Windows® 7 (32-bit minimum, 64-bit recommended) or Windows® 8 64-bit1 operating system Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology, 3 GHz or greater, or AMD dual-core processor with SSE2.

March 21, 2013

Release Notes - Read Me file
Autodesk, Inc.

This file highlights installation instructions as well as information about known issues that could be useful while working with the Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014. All information provided is relevant to all three of the Product Design Suites 2014 (Standard, Premium & Ultimate) unless stated otherwise. If you encounter issues not covered in this document please report them to Autodesk through your reseller or to Autodesk Product Support.

We encourage you to install all of the products included in the Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014. Install all products at once, or in multiple sessions.
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2014 and Autodesk Mudbox 2014 are only available for installation on 64 bit operating systems. They will not be selectable items in the Product Design Suite installer if you are attempting an installation on Windows 7 32 bit.
We recommend that you use a certified graphics card and make sure the driver is up to date. Go to our cards and drivers page and query on the certified graphics cards and drivers for the Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014. Also, review the System Requirements document for specific product needs.
If you are running Windows 7 64-bit, verify that you have the Microsoft fix for user mode callback exceptions KB976038. This fix ensures that Autodesk receives the correct data from Inventor error reports. For more information, and access to this and related Microsoft downloads, refer to technical support article TS15492718.
Before you install Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014, please update your operating system. Reboot your system after all security updates, and so on, are installed.
.NET 4.5 is required for Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 and is installed as part of the installation process. Alternatively, manually install .NET 4.5 by running the following executable from your install media or image: ..3rdPartyNET45wcudotNetFrameworkdotnetfx45_full_x86_x64.exe.

If you plan to install on a Windows 7 system that does not already have atleast .NET 4.0 installed, then the manual installation of .NET 4.5 prior to the installation of the Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014, is recommended to avoid installation errors.

If you downloaded the source files to a local folder with a name that contains non-English characters, ensure that the language in Regional Settings is consistent with the language name of that local folder.
When installing on an English operating system, we recommend that only English characters be included in the installation or deployment path.
If you cannot select some products to install, pause the cursor over the red 'prohibited' circle in front of the product to get more information.
The Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 installs Autodesk Design Review 2013, which automatically uninstalls Autodesk Design Review 2012.
If you are installing Vault Server 2014 and wish to migrate your existing Vault Server 2013 installation and Libraries, we recommend the following:

Start by uninstalling the Vault Server 2013, leaving the existing 2013 libraries untouched. Then run the Product Design Suite 2014 installer and install only the Autodesk Vault Basic 2014 (Server) from under the Install Tools and Utilities section of the initial installer dialog. Now access the ADMS Console 2014 on your system and perform the desired migrations of custom content to the 2014 release. Finally, run the Product Design Suite 2014 installer again and install the Content Center Libraries for Inventor 2014 from under the Install Tools and Utilities section of the initial installer dialog.

Due to installation processing within the Product Design Suite 2014 installer, Raster Design 2014 is installed before AutoCAD Electrical 2014 making its functionality inaccessible from within that product. If you desire access to Raster Design capabilities from within the AutoCAD Electric product you should not install Raster Design at the same time as AutoCAD Electrical. Raster Design 2014 should be installed only after installations of AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 and AutoCAD Electrical 2014 have been completed in a separate run of the Product Design Suite 2014 installer. Note that if this issue is encountered simply uninstall Raster Design 2014 and reinstall it to address the problem.
After you finish a silent deployment installation, reboot the computer before you launch any of the products in Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014. If the version of MSI of your operating system is lower than 4.0, the operating system reboots automatically after the silent deployment install finishes.

Microsoft 64-bit Installer

Installation Requirements

Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 supports Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, and Windows 8 64-bit at their latest updated versions.

Note: Microsoft Windows XP & Vista, 32 bit and 64 bit versions are not supported.

Disk Requirements - Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate 2014

System	Actual Disk Space Required
Windows 32 bit	Total - 27.1 GB	C: drive (required) - 8.0 GB
Windows 64 bit	Total - 35.8 GB	C: drive (required) - 8.9 GB

Before you begin..

Install all Windows Updates that are pending on your machine, and reboot:

Windows 7: Windows Update is located in the Control Panel, which is accessible from the Start menu.

Windows 8: Windows Update is located in the Control Panel, which is accessible on the desktop Charms Bar, Settings menu.

It is sometimes necessary to perform Windows Update multiple times to completely update your operating system.

Verify that enough disk space is available on your machine to install Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014.

Before installing Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 please uninstall all prior Autodesk Beta products. We recommend that you uninstall the Autodesk Product Design Suite Beta using the Uninstall Tool provided on the Beta portal. Alternatively, you can use the Quick Uninstall Tool for Autodesk Product Design Suite Beta, which is accessible from the Start Menu, All Programs > Autodesk.

To Install Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014:

From the Internet..

Access the Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 installation files appropriate to your purchase type.
Follow the instructions to download and launch the Suite installer.. Temporary extraction is to your temp folder. Operating system errors regarding very long path names can occur if this temporary location is nested too many levels deep.
If the Suite installer does not launch, browse to the folder where the files were extracted, and double-click setup.exe.
In the installation dialog box that appears, choose the products that you want to install. To configure a product with your preferences, click the expandable arrow under each product name and make the desired changes.

For Autodesk ReCap 2014 installations, we strongly recommend that you consume Service Pack 1 to address a known uninstall issue. This Service Pack 1 has been released and will be detected automatically by the installer.

Reboot the system after the installation is completed.

From a USB Drive..

Insert the USB stick in an available USB port on your computer, and wait until Windows recognizes the device. The Autodesk Product Design Suite 2014 installer launches automatically. If the Suit

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