5 May 2010

Autodesk Data Management Server 2011 SP1

Applies to:

  • Autodesk Vault 2011
  • Autodesk Vault Collaboration 2011
  • Autodesk Vault Professional 2011
  • Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2011

Download from:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15092560&linkID=9261341

Details:

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Vault 2011 Update 1 (Client) and Autodesk Vault 2011 Update 1 (Server) for Autodesk Vault 2011, Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2011, Autodesk Vault Collaboration 2011, and Autodesk Vault Professional 2011 which fixes or addresses a variety of issues pertaining to those releases.

WARNING: Failure to follow the ReadMe instructions properly may result in unusable sites. The installation procedure applies to Single Site, Multi Site and Connected Workgroup deployments.

NOTE: Always ensure that a successful backup has been performed before applying any hotfix or update.

This Update should be installed in conjunction with Inventor 2011 hotfix TS1110607.

4 May 2010

Autodesk Inventor 2011 What's New

As most of you will be aware Autodesk has launched their 2011 design software products, which include Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3DS Max Design, Showcase, Alias Design and more.


So whats new you ask? Well here are just a few of the new enhancements in Autodesk Inventor 2011.

Autodesk Design Review 2011 and Vault 2010

With the release of Autodesk Design Review 2011 (ADR) the automatic update has started prompting users to update. For now this version of ADR is not supported with the existing Vault products.


In some cases this new version may affect the displaying and viewing of DWF’s. If you are having such an issue please remove ADR 2011 and reinstall ADR 2010. If you have issues uninstalling the application, first try the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to completely remove it from the system.

SQL Server incompatible version error

If you are using SQL 2005 for your Vault 2011 installation it must be patched to Service Pack 3. For SQL 2008, it must be at Service Pack 1. If they are not updated, you will receive an error stating the version of SQL is incompatible. To correct the issue, cancel the installation and update SQL to the required Service Pack. Once it is updated than you can install Vault 2011. The updates are available through Windows Automatic Update or Direct Download from Microsoft via the links below:

SQL 2005 SP3 for Workgroup, Standard, Developer and Enterprise Editions

SQL 2005 SP3 for Express Edition (Free version)

SQL 2008 SP1 for Workgroup, Standard, Developer and Enterprise Editions

SQL 2008 SP1 for Express Edition (Free version)

Please refer to theVault 2011 Readme for the system requirements for installation.