Autodesk AutoCAD AutoCAD Plant 3D - 2010 User Manual

AUTOCAD® Plant 3D 2010

AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010 Trial Guide

The AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010 Trial is a free 30-day trial version. The Trial version is approximately 2 GB in size and the download time can take about 3 to 4 hours depending on your Internet connection.

Please follow these steps for a successful trial experience:

1. Review the System Requirements

The AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010 System Requirements document is attached.

2. Review the Installation Guide

The AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010 Stand-Alone Installation Guide is attached.

3. Join the AutoCAD Exchange Plant Group

The AutoCAD Exchange Plant Group at www.autodesk.com/plantexchange is an online community for plant designers and engineers to get useful information for their work and careers. The community provides useful resources and features like

Support FAQs, Peer Q&A, Online Help, Ask the Expert, Discussion, Tips & Tricks, Design Showcase, and Networking.

4. View the Getting Started Video Tutorials

In the AutoCAD Exchange Plant Group, view the series of Getting Started Video Tutorials in the Tips & Tricks section.

Thank you for trying AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010. If you have any questions or issues, please e-mail

plant.info@autodesk.com.

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AUTOCAD®

Operating system

Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, Home Premium (SP1);

Browser

Windows Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later

CPU type

Windows Vista:

Memory

Windows Vista:

Display resolution

Hard Disk

Pointing Device

Media (CD ROM vs. DVD)

3D Modeling additional

PLANT 3D 2010

AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010 System Requirements

32 Bit Version

Windows® XP Professional, Home Edition (SP2 or later)

For more information on Windows Vista versions please see

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/versions

Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology

Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology

2 GB RAM

Windows XP: 2 GB RAM

1280 x 1024 display with True Color

1 GB free disk space for installation

MS-Mouse compliant

Download and Installation from DVD or CD-ROM

requirements

x Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or greater;

Intel or AMD Dual Core, 2.0 GHz or greater

x 2 GB RAM or greater x 2 GB free disk space available not including installation x 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB or

greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card

x Microsoft Excel 2003

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AUTOCAD® PLANT 3D 2010 System Requirements

Operating system

Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, Home Premium (SP1)

Browser

Windows Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later

CPU type

AMD Athlon® 64 or Opteron® with SSE2 technology;

Memory

Windows Vista:

Display resolution

1280 x 1024 with True Color

Hard Disk

1.5 GB free disk space for installation

Pointing Device

MS-Mouse compliant

Media (CD ROM vs. DVD)

Download and Installation from DVD or CD-ROM

3D Modeling additional

64 Bit Version

Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or later)

For more information on Windows Vista versions please see

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/versions

Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon® with Intel EM64T support & SSE2 technology

2 GB RAM

Windows XP: 2 GB RAM

requirements

x Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon, 3.0 GHz or greater;

Intel or AMD Dual Core, 2.0 GHz or greater

x 2 GB RAM or greater x 2 GB free disk space available not including installation x 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB or

greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card

x Microsoft Excel 2003

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AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010

Stand-Alone Installation Guide

January 2009

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Chapter 1 Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Understanding Administrative Permission Requirements . . . . . . 5

Locating Your Serial Number and Product Key . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Avoiding Data Loss During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Choosing a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Configure Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing Multiple or Bundled Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing and Running the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing AutoCAD Plant 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Launch AutoCAD Plant 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Add or Remove Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Reinstall or Repair AutoCAD Plant 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Uninstall AutoCAD Plant 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing Design Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 2 Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

General Installation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be

updated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

What is a text editor used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

iii

When performing a Typical installation, what gets

installed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Why should I install the Material Library? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Where are my product manuals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

How do I install the Specs and Catalogs Editor without

activating 3D Modeling? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Licensing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a

network license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the

software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

What is Internet Explorer used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Uninstall and Maintenance Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features

get installed by default? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or

removing features? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair? . . . . . . 29

Do I need my original disc to reinstall my software? . . . . . . . . 30

After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my

settings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my

system? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation

The Stand-Alone Installation Guide provides instructions about how to prepare, and then install AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010. If you have never installed the product before, you should familiarize yourself with the entire installation process and options before beginning.

For information about installing network-licensed versions of the program, see the following related topics:

■ Choose an Installation Type (Network Administrator’s Guide)

■ Select a License Type (optional) (Network Administrator’s Guide)

■ What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?

■ What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the software?

Preparing for Installation

To prepare for installation, you should review the system requirements, understand administrative permission requirements, locate your AutoCAD Plant 3D serial number and product key, and close all running applications. Complete these tasks, and you are ready to begin installing AutoCAD Plant 3D.

System Requirements

The first task you need to complete is to make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. If your system does not meet these requirements, problems can occur, both within AutoCAD Plant 3D and at the operating system level.

Whether your Windows operating system is the 32-bit or the 64-bit version, the version is automatically detected during installation. The appropriate version of AutoCAD Plant 3D is installed. A 64-bit version of AutoCAD Plant 3D cannot be installed on a 32-bit system and vice-versa.

See the following table for hardware and software requirements.

32-bit Hardware and Software Requirements

Operating systems

Browser

CPU type

Windows® XP Home and Professional

Edition SP2 or later

Microsoft® Windows Vista® SP1 or later

including:

■ Windows Vista Enterprise

■ Windows Vista Business

■ Windows Vista Ultimate

■ Windows Vista Home Premium

Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later

Windows XP - Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD

Athlon™ Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz

or higher with SSE2 technology Windows Vista - Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology

Windows XP - 2 GB RAMMemory Windows Vista - 2 GB RAM

1024 x 768 with True ColorDisplay resolution

Installation 2.75 GBHard disk

For more information on Windows Vista versions see http://www.mi-

crosoft.com/windowsvista/versions/

A 32-bit AutoCAD Plant 3D cannot be installed on a 64-bit Windows operating system and vice-versa.

MS-Mouse compliantPointing device

3D Modeling Additional Requirements

■ Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon

processor, 3.0 GHz or higher; or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or higher

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32-bit Hardware and Software Requirements

■ 2 GB RAM or greater

■ 2 GB free hard disk space available

not including installation

■ 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB

or greater, Direct3D® capable

workstation class graphics card

64-bit Hardware and Software Requirements

Operating systems

Windows® XP Pr ofessio nal x64 Ed ition SP2

or later

Microsoft® Windows Vista® SP1 or later

including:

■ Windows Vista Enterprise

■ Windows Vista Business

■ Windows Vista Ultimate

■ Windows Vista Home Premium

Internet Explorer 7.0 or laterBrowser

AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technologyCPU type

AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology

Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology

Windows XP - 2 GB RAMMemory Windows Vista - 2 GB RAM

1024 x 768 with True ColorDisplay resolution

Installation 3.0 GBHard disk

For more information on Windows Vista versions see http://www.mi-

crosoft.com/windowsvista/versions/

A 64-bit AutoCAD Plant 3D cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system and vice-versa.

MS-Mouse compliantPointing device

System Requirements | 3

64-bit Hardware and Software Requirements

3D Modeling Additional Requirements

■ Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 3.0 GHz or higher; or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or higher

■ 2 GB RAM or greater

■ 2 GB free hard disk space available not

including installation

■ 1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color) 128 MB or

greater, Direct3D® capable worksta-

tion class graphics card

Additional Hardware and Software Recommendations - 3D use

32-BitOperating system

Windows XP Home and Professional SP2 or later Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium

64-Bit

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 or later Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Windows Vista Business 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

■ It is recommended that nonEnglish language versions of AutoCAD Plant 3D be installed on an operating system with a user interface language that matches the code page of AutoCAD Plant 3D language. A code page provides support for character sets used in different languages.

■ Whether the Windows operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit, the version is automatically detected when you install AutoCAD Plant 3D. The appropriate version of AutoCAD Plant 3D is installed. The 32-bit version of AutoCAD Plant 3D cannot be installed on a 64-bit version of Windows and vice-versa.

Processor

Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 2.2 GHz or greater or

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Additional Hardware and Software Recommendations - 3D use

Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater

2 GB (or greater)RAM

Graphics card

Hard disk

1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display adapter (True Color); 128 MB or greater Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card. For Windows Vista, a Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card with 128 MB or greater is required; 1024 x 768 VGA with True Color (minimum)

2 GB (in addition to the 1 GB or above required for installation)

■ For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX

9.0c, or later, must be installed.

■ Installing from the ACAD.msi file does not install DirectX 9.0c, or later. Manual installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for Hardware Acceleration to be configured.

For more information about tested and certified graphics cards, visit ht-

tp://autodesk.com/graphicscard/

NOTE Adobe Flash Player is not installed by default. If a version of Flash is not currently installed on your system, a message is displayed requesting that you download it from Adobe’s website. If you do not have Internet access, you can also access the Flash installer on the AutoCAD Plant 3D disc.

Understanding Administrative Permission Requirements

To install AutoCAD Plant 3D, you must have administrator permissions. You do not need to have domain administrative permissions. See your system administrator for information about administrative permissions.

You do not need administrator permissions to run AutoCAD Plant 3D. You can run the program as a limited user.

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Locating Your Serial Number and Product Key

When you install AutoCAD Plant 3D, you are prompted for your serial number and product key in the Product and User Information page. The serial number and product key are located on the outside of the product packaging, or in the email you received if you downloaded your product. Make sure to have these available before you install the program so that you don't have to stop in the middle of the installation.

The serial number must contain a three-digit prefix followed by an eight-digit number. The product key consists of five digits.

The information you enter is permanently retained with the product. Because you can't change this information later without uninstalling, take care when entering the information. To review this product information later, on the InfoCenter toolbar, click the drop-down arrow next to the Help button (the question mark). Then click About.

NOTE If you have lost your serial number or product key, contact the Autodesk Business Center (ABC) at 800-538-6401 for assistance.

Avoiding Data Loss During Installation

The AutoCAD Plant 3D installation process may stop if some applications (such as Microsoft® Outlook® or virus-checking programs) are running. Close all running applications to avoid possible installation problems and data loss.

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