Autodesk Design Academy offers a comprehensive pre-engineering, pre-architecture, and cross-discipline curriculum that helps students learn the fundamentals of the design process while using popular Autodesk design tools. ...

Each Design Academy site uses its own configuration of product deployments and installations. The installation process can be greatly simplified by only installing the products that are required for the classroom or lab to operate.

For example, one site might use the Deployment wizard to install network-licensed versions of Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 and Autodesk VIZ 2007 on 20 computers. Another Design Institute site might use the Deployment wizard to install multi-seat stand-alone versions of AutoCAD 2007, Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007, and Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 on 40 computers. Still another site might use the Deployment wizard to install Autodesk Inventor Professional 11 as a multi-seat stand-alone product on 15 computers in a computer lab, and might also do manual installations of Autodesk Design Review 2007 on the same 15 computers, one by one.

Before installing any of the products in the Design Academy package, it is recommended that you make sure the following conditions have been met:

• You understand the product licenses youâ ve ordered. See Understand and Verify Your Product Licensing (page 5).
• For each product you plan to install, you have reviewed the system requirements. See Review the System Requirements (page 9).
• You have an understanding of administrative permissions. See Understand Administrative Permissions (page 9).
• You have closed all other programs and disabled anti-virus software. See Unsuccessful Installations (page 9).
• You have created a distribution plan for products once theyâ re installed on your primary system. See Deployment Plan (page 10).
• If you are using imaging software, you have properly cleaned your primary system in preparation for creating a master image. See Clean a Primary System and Restore the Operating System (page 10).
• You know how youâ re going to personalize the products during activation. See Consistent Personalization Data (page 11).
• You have created shared folders for each product you plan to install using the Deployment wizard. See Create Shared Folders for the Deployment Wizard (page 11).
• If you are using the Deployment wizard, you have checked for the presence of an older version of the Deployment wizard. See Check for Older Versions of the Deployment Wizard (page 12).