February 22, 2013

Release Notes - Read Me file
Autodesk, Inc.

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released the standalone version of Autodesk Inventor View 2014. This file highlights installation of the product.

Contents




Notes About Installation

Installation Requirements

Installation Instructions

Download Location

Legal Notice

• This tool allows users to view native Autodesk Inventor 2014 CAD data.
• Install only the bit-type version of Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone corresponding to the bit-type version of your operating system.
• .NET 4.5 is recommended for the installation of Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone. If .NET 4.5 is not present on your system, use the installer located on the source media under "…\3rdParty\NET\45\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe".

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• Inventor View 2014 standalone supports Windows 7 32 bit & 64 bit and Windows 8 64 bit at the latest servcie pack and update level. If your operating system does not meet these requirements, please update it before attempting the installation.
• Verify you have administrator privileges on your local machine to install Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone.
• The 32-bit version of Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone is approximately 500 MB in size. A minimum of 1100 MB of free disk space is required on the drive where your temporary files are directed.
• The 64-bit version of Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone is approximately 800 MB in size. A minimum of 1400 MB of free disk space is required on the drive where your temporary files are directed.

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Before you begin...

1. Install Microsoft .NET 4.5 if not already present.
2. Install all Windows Updates that are pending on your machine and reboot:

Windows 7: Windows Update is located in the Control Panel, and on the sidebar.

Windows 8: From the Desktop, Windows Update is located in the Control Panel.

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

3. Verify that enough disk space is available on your machine to install Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone.

To install the standalone version of Autodesk Inventor View 2014:

1. Download the appropriate version, either 32-bit or 64-bit, depending upon the bit type of your operating system.
2. Double click on the self-extracting executable to unpack and initiate the installer.
3. Follow the installer prompts and when done, click Finish.
4. If required, reboot the system after the installation is finished.

To verify the installation was successful, start Autodesk Inventor View 2014 standalone. On the Help menu, select About Inventor View... If the About box displays: Build: 166, Release: 2014, the installation was successful.

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Locate the standalone version of Autodesk Inventor View 2014 here: Autodesk Inventor View & Updates

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Notwithstanding the terms contained in the terms and conditions and the Autodesk Software License Agreement (EULA) accompanying this software, if you received this Software as a New Version or Cross grade (all as defined in the EULA), your license with respect to the previously licensed version of Autodesk Mechanical Desktop software ("Mechanical Desktop") shall not terminate, you shall have no obligation to uninstall such software and you may continue to use such Previous Version of Mechanical Desktop with your current version of Autodesk Inventor software.




Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Inventor View, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Data Management Server, Autodesk Productstream, Autodesk Autoloader, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop, and AutoCAD Electrical, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.




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Portions of this software copyright 1996-2008 Acresso Corporation.




All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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We thank all our customers who identified issues and reported them to us. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you with the best solution in mechanical design. We also thank you for your continued business and for the feedback regarding the content of this update release.




Respectfully,




Autodesk Inventor View Product Team

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