This document outlines an agenda for a presentation on licensing and installation tips and tricks for Autodesk software. The presentation covers licensing best practices like managing borrowed licenses and setting option files. It also discusses typical installation methods like installing from media or network deployment. Extended configuration techniques involving ORCA and combining 32-bit and 64-bit deployments are reviewed. Finally, strategies for sharing resources across wide area networks like using Buzzsaw for continuous synchronization are presented. The document concludes with an upcoming events slide.

1. Licensing and Installation Tips & Tricks
Darin Green
Product Support Specialist

2. Agenda
Introduction
Licensing
Typical Installs
Extended Configuration
Share resources across the WAN
Q&A

3. Introduction
Licensing
Typical Installs
Extended Configuration
Share resources across the WAN
Q&A

4. Introduction
Darin Green, Lead Product Support Specialist
• 6+ years at Synergis Engineering Design Solutions
• Background in Civil Engineering Highway and Land Development
• Primary responsibilities include Civil, Building, Licensing and Deployment

5. Introduction
Licensing
Typical Installs
Extended Configuration
Share resources across the WAN
Q&A

6. Typical issues
• Docking stations cause hardware change on machine
• Login with a different user account
• Retired Machines
Stay Compliant
• Prior to switching servers, ensure all borrowed licenses are returned
• Force the return of a borrowed license
Licensing
Borrowed Licenses

7. Minimize Risk
• Set max borrowing time (e.g. 2 weeks max)
• MAX_BORROW_HOURS 48800ACD_2006_0F 336
• Reserve and restrict users for utilizing certain licenses
• Set project based licenses
Options File Tips
• SIGN instead of FEATURE
• LM_PROJECT – Defines project association
• INCLUDE_BORROW – Only the assigned users are able to borrow licenses
Licensing
Option File

8. Licensing
Typical Installs
Extended Configuration
Share resources across the WAN
Q&A

9. Using the media to install
• 1 to 2 machines
• Multiple serial numbers (Standalone Only)
Typical Installs
Install from media

10. Install from network deployment
• 2 or more machines
• Consistent configurations across the company
Typical Installs
Install from deployment

11. Typical Installs
Installation wizard

12. Include Additional Software
• Autodesk exchange applications
• Custom applications that utilizes a self-extracting executable or MSI
• Other Autodesk applications are NOT supported using this feature
Typical Installs
Deployment Configurations

13. Typical Installs
Installation wizard

14. Typical Installs
Installation wizard

15. Typical Installs
Extended Configuration
Share resources across the WAN
Q&A

16. Extended Configuration
Behind the deployment creation
Use ORCA to Edit Deployments
• Property
• Registry

17. Extended Configuration
Orca

18. Ability to combine 32 and 64-bit
deployments
Easily combined using new
“CombineDeploy.exe” tool
Auto-detects architecture during
installation
Extended Configuration
Combine Deployments

19. Extended Configuration
Share resources across the WAN
Q&A

20. Minimize silo’s and share
• Share resources instead of copying from machine to the other
• Share with other organizations
• Share across the WAN
• Templates
• Tool Palettes
• Plot Styles
• Lisp Routines
Share Resources…
Integration

21. Share Resources…
Buzzsaw
Continuous Synchronization
CAD Manager

22. Share Resources…
Buzzsaw, Cont.
Configure and Add Files Add Sync Folder Specify Sync Settings

23. Using Orca we can…
• Change resource locations
• Toggle variables (e.g. Autodesk Sync)
Download Links
Orca - http://www.technipages.com/downloads/OrcaMSI.zip
Revit INI configuration - http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-
9ECD669E-81D3-43E5-9970-9FA1C38E8507
Helpful links
Customizations

24. Share resources across the WAN

25. Upcoming Synergis60 Webcasts & Events
This Thursday, August 14: Free Autodesk Software for the Classroom (Online)
Find out how to set up the classroom with free Autodesk software with Darin Green.
September 9: Synergis60: Customizing My AutoCAD Ribbon (Online)
Mark Lancaster will show you how to set up your AutoCAD ribbon to fit the way you work.
September 18: Free, One-Day Mastering FEA Class, in Bethlehem, PA
Vince Adams, Autodesk, will show you the best practices for getting your model to simulation and analysis.
September 26: Lehigh Valley BIM Professionals Group, in Easton, PA
This meeting is hosted and sponsored by Victaulic and will discuss BIM Best Practices. A tour of Victaulic is also offered.
October 9: Civil Harrisburg Users Groups, in Harrisburg, PA
Kevin Spear will discuss Autodesk Vehicle Tracking
October 14: 6 Critical Steps to Data Management (Online)
Learn everything that you can do to prepare for any data management solution implementation. What should you know ahead of time?

26. Synergis Engineering Design Solutions
Darin Green
Product Support Specialist