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
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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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Contents
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
Register and Activate AutoCAD Plant 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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?
1
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.
1
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.
Understanding Administrative Permission Requirements | 5
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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