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Installing Alias for Windows

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Installing Alias for Windows

The installation program on the Alias DVD guides you through installation. You can install from a local DVD drive or from a shared DVD drive accessed via a network mapped drive.

Install Alias on each computer where you want to run it.

• Upgrading from a previous version – If you are upgrading from a previous version, the installation proceeds as normal. The previous version is kept, and you are able to use it along with the newer version. If you added a shortcut icon in the prior installation, it remains.
• Re-installing Alias 2010 – To ensure a clean installation, uninstall any existing copy of Alias 2010 on your computer before reinstalling Alias 2010. For more information, see Uninstalling Alias for Windows.

To install Alias for Windows

1. Insert the DVD into the drive of your computer.

   (If you have copied the DVD onto your hard drive or a network location, you can install Alias from there. Open the directory and double-click autorun.exe.)

   The Alias installation window appears, giving you a choice of products and actions.

   

   If the Installer page does not automatically open, double-click autorun.exe on your DVD drive to launch the application.

2. Click Install Alias.

   The Autodesk Product Configuration Wizard opens, displaying the software License Agreement. You must accept the agreement to continue with the installation.

   NoteIf this version of Alias is already installed, the InstallShield Wizard Setup Maintenance window appears. To re-install (or “repair”) Alias, see Modifying the Alias for Windows installation.
3. Read the entire License Agreement (you’ll need to use the scroll bar), click I accept the terms and conditions, and then click Next to continue installing the software.

   You are prompted to choose the components to install.

4. Choose all of them, unless you have already installed the current version of DirectConnect with another product, and then click Next.

   

   The installation wizard appears. The wizard directs you through the installation process. Click Next to proceed through the installation, Back to return to the previous window, or Cancel to stop the installation.

5. Click Next to continue with the installation.

   You are prompted to choose the destination where the software will be installed.

   The options in this window are turned on by default.

   • Add a Shortcut to the Quick Launch Toolbar – Adds an Alias shortcut icon to your Windows Quick Launch Toolbar.
   • Add a Shortcut to the Desktop – Adds the Alias shortcut icon to your desktop during the installation.
6. Choose a location:
   • To install Alias to the default location (C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Alias2010\), click Next.

   • To install Alias to another location, click Change.

     The Change Current Destination Folder window appears.

     Navigate to the drive and folder where you want to install the software and click OK.

   The Setup Type window appears.

7. Choose the type of installation setup you want and then click Next:
   • Complete – Installs Alias.
   • Custom – Lets you choose which components to install. If you are installing the license server tools software for a floating license server, choose the Custom > Licensing utilities option so you can select the licensing software options.
8. (Custom installation only) If you clicked Custom, the Select Components window appears. Click the + sign to the left of Alias to see the components. Some components also have + signs, indicating there are further choices that can be made. Each component has a pull-down menu on the icon associated with it that enables you to choose:
   • This feature will be installed on local hard drive
   • This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive
   • This feature will be installed when required
   • This feature will not be available.

   To install...

   • The basic Alias software, click Base.
   • Alias renderers, click Renderers.
   • Utilities to license Alias software and setup floating license servers, click License utilities.
   • Open Digital Studio, click ODS.
   NoteTo install only renderers, click only Renderers and License utilities.
   NoteSoftware drivers for hardware locks (dongles) are not installed by default for node-locked dongle machines or license server dongle machines. The initial Alias installation window provides an option to install drivers for hardware locks. See Installing a hardware lock driver.
9. (Custom installation only) After you have chosen Alias components, click Next.
10. (Complete and Custom installation) Click Next in Add Program Folder to System Path window.

    Selecting the Add to System Path check box in this dialog ensures that the Alias 2010 Program Folder is added to the System Path, enabling Alias 2010 commands to be invoked from the command prompt.

    The Ready to Install the Program window appears.

11. Click Install to begin the installation process.

    The Installing Alias 2010 window appears. This window displays the progress of the installation.

    Do not click Cancel. Due to the size of the software, the installation may take a few minutes.

12. When the installation is finished, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window appears.

    Click Finish.

    You’ll then be prompted to install the components selected in step #4.

13. Click Next. Then click Install from the Ready to Install the Program window, to install the components.

    When the InstallShield Wizard Completed window appears, click Finish

14. If all components (the application, DirectConnect, and documentation) have been installed, click Next to complete the installation.

    It is not usually necessary to restart your computer after installing Alias. If it is, the installation window will tell you so. Installing a new version of DirectConnect may require you to restart.

    Congratulations! You have now installed Alias. But before you can run it, you must install a license. See Licensing Alias.

    NoteIf you installed a service pack or hotfix to your licensed copy of Alias, you do not need to re-license it.

    If you or someone else using the software will be learning the application using the tutorials provided with the Alias documentation, exit the Alias 2010 installer, download the courseware files from the Alias Design Community Web site (http://aliasdesign.autodesk.com/) and install the downloaded files. See Installing the tutorial courseware for instructions.