Autodesk Inventor 2012 (Build 160)

March 7, 2011

Release Notes - Read Me file
Autodesk, Inc.



In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Inventor 2012. This file highlights significant known open issues and provides information that is useful while using Inventor.



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    Before you begin...

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

      On Windows Vista, Microsoft Vista SP2 Hotfix KB971138 is REQUIRED in order to install Autodesk Inventor 2012. For more information, and access to this and related Microsoft downloads, refer to Autodesk Technical Solution 16323149.


      Verify that:

      Note: If you want to install Autodesk Fusion 2012 with Autodesk Inventor 2012, we recommend that you also install Autodesk Fusion 2012 Service Pack 1. On the Autodesk Inventor Fusion 2012 install page, click the small down arrow to expand the configuration section, and then select the service pack along with configuration options.



    To install Autodesk Inventor 2012:


      1. Download the appropriate Autodesk Inventor 2012 installation files to a temporary location on your computer hard drive.
      2. Double-click the self-extracting executable file to access the Installer. The files are temporarily extracted to the Temp folder. If this temporary location is nested too many levels deep, the install fails. It is recommended that the extracted destination folder path is less than 84 characters long. We recommend that you use the default destination folder, which is "C:\Autodesk\Inventor_2012\x86" or "C:\Autodesk\Inventor_2012\x64", as the self-extract destination folder name. After the file is extracted, the Inventor installer wizard launches automatically. If it does not launch, browse to the folder where all files were extracted and double-click setup.exe.
      3. In the Install > Configure Installation dialog box, click the expandable arrow to set preferences.

        Important: If you are switching languages or adding a Language Pack, ensure you browse to it and set that option before setting any other preferences. Changing a Language Pack will reset some of the installation preferences to their default values.


      4. After configuration, confirm all your preferences are set as required before starting the installation.
      5. When the installation is done, click Finish.
      6. If required, reboot the system after the installation is finished.

      1. Based on the bit type of your operating system, insert the appropriate DVD.
      2. The Inventor installer wizard launches automatically. If it does not launch, open the DVD disk and double-click setup.exe to start the installation.
      3. In the Install > Configure Installation dialog box, click the expandable arrow to set preferences.

        Important: If you are switching languages or adding a Language Pack, ensure you browse to it and set that option before setting any other preferences. Changing a Language Pack will reset some of the installation preferences to their default values.


      4. After configuration, confirm all your preferences are set as required before starting the installation.
      5. When the installation is done, click Finish.
      6. If required, reboot the system after the installation is finished.

    To verify the installation was successful, start Autodesk Inventor. On the Help menu, select About Inventor. If the About box displays: Build: 160, Release: 2012, the installation was successful.


    We make every attempt to support the migration of files created with or saved using a Beta version of Autodesk Inventor 2012. However, these files are not guaranteed to migrate to this release version of Autodesk Inventor 2012, or any of the subsequent releases, unless they were created with the final Autodesk Inventor 2012 Beta 3 release.

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