Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation 2017

Installation Guide

Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation Installation Guide 2

Contents Overview ............................................................................................................................... 3

Hardware Requirements ........................................................................................................ 3

Workstation .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Laptop ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Installation ............................................................................................................................ 5

License Validation .................................................................................................................. 9

Testing the Netfabb Local Simulation Installation from the Netfabb Bundle ...................................... 9

Uninstallation ........................................................................................................................ 9

Through Autodesk Uninstall Tool.............................................................................................................. 9

Through Control Panel ............................................................................................................................ 10

Technical Support ................................................................................................................ 11

Autodesk Legal Notice ......................................................................................................... 11

Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation Installation Guide 3

Overview

This document will help guide you through the setup of 64-bit Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation on your

computer.

The installation utility requires Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 to setup Netfabb Local

Simulation on your hard disk.

Hardware Requirements

There are no special hardware requirements for Netfabb Local Simulation beyond those imposed by Windows.

The table below shows the minimum, budget and high-end requirements for workstations and laptops

necessary to achieve maximum performance with Netfabb Local Simulation.

Workstation

Minimum Workstation Budget Workstation High-End Workstation

Computer, CPU 4 cores High clock speed, with 14

physical cores

High clock speed (2.8+GHz)

with 20+ cores

Memory, RAM 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB

Graphics Card 256 MB workstation

video card

1 GB dedicated video card 2+ GB NVIDIA Quadro K4000

or similar

Hard Disk 40 GB free space 1TB SATA 7200RPM and 256

GB SSD for temp files

2 TB 7200 SATA for file

storage and 512 GB SSD for

temp files

Note: High write speed is

critical (at least 400 MB/sec is

good)

Network Card Required for network

installation with FlexLM

licensing

Required for network

installation with FlexLM

licensing

Required for network

installation with FlexLM

licensing

Operating System Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit

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Laptop

Minimum Laptop Budget Laptop High-End Laptop

Computer, CPU 4 cores High clock speed, with 14

physical cores

High clock speed (2.8+GHz)

with 20+ cores

Memory, RAM 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB

Graphics Card 256 MB workstation

video card

1 GB dedicated video card 2+GB NVIDIA or equivalent

ATI

Hard Disk 40 GB free space 1 TB SATA 7200RPM 512 GB or 1 TB SSD.

Note: High write speed is

critical (at least 400 MB/sec is

good)

Network Card Required for network

installation with FlexLM

licensing

Required for network

installation with FlexLM

licensing

Required for network

installation with FlexLM

licensing

Operating System Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit

There are many types of hardware that support Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation. Proper choice of

hardware however, can often make the difference between frustration and productivity. Here are a few

suggestions:

Add more memory (RAM) above the minimum configuration. This will allow you to specify more

memory for Netfabb Local Simulation and reduce the likelihood of memory thrashing (excessive

paging of virtual memory to disk).

Required hard disk space is difficult to estimate, but in general you will never have enough. This is

especially true when running large models. If you are continuously running out of disk space, you may

want to invest in a larger and faster hard disk. Disk compression software may also help, but may also

degrade performance.

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Installation

Successful installation of Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation, requires approximately 1 GB of free disk space. A

quick check prior to beginning the installation may save you some time. Then follow the steps below:

1. Log into your computer as Administrator.

2. Install Netfabb Local Simulation by double-clicking on Autodesk NetfabbLocalSimulation

17.0.0.xx Win64.exe.

3. Note the destination folder, browse to a different location if you wish, then click Install. The files are

extracted to the destination folder.

4. To allow the installation to proceed, click Yes in the following dialog:

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5. In the installer dialog, click Install.

6. Accept the License Agreement page.

7. Click Next to continue with the installation.

8. Enter the network license details: serial number, product key, and server name.

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9. Click Next to continue with the installation.

10. If you want to change the install directory click Browse and add the path.

11. Click on Install button and installation starts.

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12. After installation completes, click Finish.

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License Validation A license is an authorization to run Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation. Possession of a license indicates that

the software has been obtained legally and is an authorized copy that may be executed. Network licensing is

currently the only option available for Netfabb Local Simulation.

Testing the Netfabb Local Simulation Installation from the Netfabb Bundle

After you have successfully installed Netfabb Local Simulation you should test the installation by launching

Simulation Utility for Netfabb through the Netfabb Bundle [Premium and Ultimate], from the Utilities menu.

Uninstallation To uninstall Netfabb Local Simulation, use either the Autodesk Uninstall Tool or the Control Panel/Uninstall

Programs, as described below.

Through Autodesk Uninstall Tool

1. On Windows 7 OS, click the Start button.

2. Click on All Programs.

3. Expand Autodesk and click on Uninstall Tool utility.

4. Check the box next to Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation 2017.

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5. Click on the Uninstall button.

6. On Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 OS, search for Uninstall Tool, then follow steps 4. and 5. from above.

Through Control Panel

1. Go to Control Panel and select the Autodesk Netfabb Local Simulation 2017 component.

2. Click on the Uninstall button.

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Technical Support If you need help or feel you have discovered a problem in the software, go to subscription.autodesk.com.

Based on your subscription terms, you can get some online help or you can place a web-request.

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