Thank you for downloading Autodesk^® Robot^™ Structural Analysis 2011 Software Update 1

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this update. It is strongly recommended that you read the entire document before you apply the update to your licensed copy of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011, either as a stand-alone product or as part of a suite. For reference, save this readme to your hard drive or print a copy

Contents

§  General Installation Information

§  Before You Begin

§  About Windows Command Line Switches

§  Installation Instructions

§  Apply This Update to a Standalone Installation

§  Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image

§  To add this update to a new administrative image

§  To apply this update to an existing administrative image

§  To Uninstall This Update

§  Primary Issues Resolved by This Update

§  Installation

§  Software Usage

Before You Begin

As you prepare to install this update, keep these points in mind:

    Administrative Privileges

In order to apply this update, you must have administrative privileges.

    To Install This Update

This update may be run in 'silent mode' only. When started, the program either installs the content without any further user action, or refuses to run if the Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 software has not been installed.

    To Uninstall This Update

Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, you must first uninstall Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011, and then reinstall it.

    Network Deployment

The Administrators can deploy this update over a network using the Deployment wizard. It is not possible to create deployment using a machine with already installed Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 software

About Windows Command Line Switches

Two Microsoft Windows command line switches are built into this update:
     /e - Extracts the MSP file from the update executable.
     /q - Suppresses the completion message after this update is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply this update to multiple computers.

Instructions about how to use the /e command line switch are included in the procedures that follow.

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Apply This Update to a Standalone Installation

Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.

1. Download the update file RSA2011SP1.exe and save it to any folder.
2. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.
3. When the installation is completed, the following message will be displayed:
   'The Service Pack was successfully installed and Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 has been updated.'

Apply This Update to a Network Administrative Image

The following distribution methods apply only to administrative images created with the Deployment wizard.

Please remember that the deployment cannot be created using machines with already installed Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 software

After you complete these procedures, subsequent deployments of your product will include this update. In all cases, please 'Append' this update to a deployment. The 'Merge' method is not applicable to this update.

The patch (update) file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which has to be extracted from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. For an example of the syntax, see step 2, below

To add this update to a new administrative image

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the update EXE file to your local computer.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter information using the following syntax and click OK.
   <local_drive:>\<patch_name> /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp
3. Launch setup.exe from the Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 installation disk/folder.
4. Select 'Create Deployments'. Click Next.
5. Continue through the Deployment wizard, and Configure when allowed. Select the '32 bit deployment'. On the 'Include Service Packs' page, click 'Browse' to browse to the update extracted in Step 2. Notice that the update has been added in the 'Service Packs Included in this Deployment' box. Click 'Configuration Complete'.
6. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the update deployment

To apply this update to an existing administrative image

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the update EXE file to your local computer.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter information using the following syntax and click OK.
   <local_drive:>\<patch_name> /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp
3. Browse to the location of the existing Administrative image.
4. In the Tools folder, select the 'Create and Modify a Deployment' shortcut.
5. On the 'Begin Deployment' page, you may change the name of the existing deployment in the 'Specify the Deployment Name' box.
6. On the 'Begin Deployment' page, do one of the following:
   - Select 'Create a new deployment using an existing deployment as a template'. Specify a new deployment name.
   - Select 'Modify an existing deployment'. Modify the existing deployment.
7. Continue through the Deployment wizard, and Configure when allowed. Select the '32 bit deployment'. On the 'Include Service Packs' page, click 'Browse' to browse to the update extracted in Step 2. Notice that the update has been added in the 'Service Packs Included in this Deployment' box. Click 'Configuration Complete'.
8. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the update deployment.

To Uninstall This Update

Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, you must first uninstall Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011, and then reinstall it.

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The following defects have been fixed in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 Update 1:

Installation

1. The ESOP for Robot option group, previously unavailable after installation of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011, has been unblocked.
2. A problem with Robot^™ Extensions Spreadsheet Calculator 2011 running only in demo mode in case Robot^™ Extensions Spreadsheet Calculator 2010 was previously installed has been corrected.

Software Usage

1. Incorrect generation of FE meshes, especially for slabs with openings, has been fixed.
2. Kinematic constraints are no longer applied during mesh generation when the proper check box in Job Preferences is cleared.
3. The starting page is no longer blocked by attempts to display corrupted file preview.
4. Repeated requests to participate in the Customer Involvement Program are no longer displayed.
5. Characters in HTML notes for non-English languages (such as Greek, Ukrainian, Chinese, and so on) now display correctly.
6. Problem of displaying empty places in various texts including menu options has been corrected.
7. Menu customization no longer results in a fatal error.
8. Calculating story rigidity center for buildings with non-weight walls no longer causes fatal error.
9. Editing of r/c drawings arrangement is no longer blocked.
10. Fatal error during r/c beams design for Italian settings has been corrected.
11. Problem of launching r/c design from Autodesk^® Concrete Building Structures software has been corrected.
12. Improper position of pins while reinforcing ACI beams has been corrected.

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