Thank you for downloading Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional 2011 x64 Software Update
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 Professional 2011 x64, 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
§ Who should install this update?
§ General Installation Information
§ About Windows Command Line Switches
§ 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
§ Primary Issues Resolved by This Update
§ Model Definition and Analysis
This update may be applied to any licensed copy of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 x64 software installed as a stand-alone product or as part of a suite.
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 Professional 2011 x64 software has not been installed.
To Uninstall This Update
Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 x64 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, you must first uninstall Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 x64, 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 Professional 2011 x64 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.
Apply This Update to a Standalone Installation
Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.
'The Service Pack was successfully installed and Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 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 Professional 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
<local_drive:>\<patch_name> /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp
To apply this update to an existing administrative image
<local_drive:>\<patch_name> /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp
- 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.
Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 x64 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, you must first uninstall Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 x64, and then reinstall it.
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