How to add a Language Pack to an Inventor deployment

Standard Method

The standard method for deploying multiple languages of Inventor is:

1. Create the deployment for Inventor using the Inventor installation media.
2. Create one or more Inventor Language Pack deployments using the Language Pack installer.

Note: Language Pack installers are available for download from: http://www.autodesk.com/inventor-languagepacks

The target line from the language pack deployment shortcut can easily be appended to a deployment script in most network management tools such as Microsoft’s SCCM. This can enable unattended and efficient multi-language Inventor deployments in even the largest enterprise networks

Advanced Method

As an alternative, you can combine Inventor and LP deployments together. This method enables the configuration of a single Inventor deployment to support users in a global enterprise while providing the flexibility to easily exclude certain languages from certain distributions.

This method is an advanced technique and requires manually editing sensitive installation files. For most users it is strongly advised to install Inventor and its language packs sequentially from their own deployments.

1. Copy the target language pack to your deployment folder.
   • Locate your standalone language pack folder and copy the local language pack folder (for example: zh-CN or de-De):
     • …\YOUR_CHS_SETUP_STANDALONE_LP\x86(x64)\zh-CN
     • …\YOUR_DEU_SETUP_STANDALONE_LP\x86(x64)\de-DE
   • Locate your deployment folder and paste the target language pack folder to the deployment folder:
     • ...\your_deployment_name\Img\x86(x64)\...
   • Note that the target language pack folder and default language pack folder are under the same folder ( en-US and zh-CN or de-DE).
2. Modify the .ini file and add the target language pack to the deployment installation.

   • Locate YOUR_DEPLOYMENT_NAME.INI file in the following location: ...\your_deployment_name\Img\...

   • Open YOUR_DEPLOYMENT_NAME.INI in a plain text editor, and add the target language pack to the POSTREQUISITE section for Inventor. The following is an example for adding the Chinese language pack and German language pack:

     POSTREQUISITE=GRANTA;INVENTOR_LANGPACK_CHS; INVENTOR_LANGPACK_DEU

     Note: The name (for example, INVENTOR_LANGPACK_CHS) must be same as entered in Step 2. Use a semicolon to separate each name.
   • Go to the Postrequisite definition section in YOUR_DEPLOYMENT_NAME.INI and add the target standalone language pack definition after GRANTA definition. The following is an example for adding the Chinese language pack and German language pack (in bold):

     Postrequisite

     [GRANTA]

     [INVENTOR_LANGPACK_CHS]

     PLATFORM=NATIVE

     PRODUCT_NAME= Autodesk Inventor 2014 Language Pack - Simplified Chinese

     EXE_PATH=%platform%\zh-CN\inventor\inventorlp.msi

     EXE_PARAM=STANDALONE_LP=1

     LOG=%tmp%\Inventorlpchs2014Install.log

     [INVENTOR_LANGPACK_DEU]

     PLATFORM=NATIVE

     PRODUCT_NAME= Autodesk Inventor 2014 Language Pack - German

     EXE_PATH=%platform%\de-DE\inventor\inventorlp.msi

     EXE_PARAM=STANDALONE_LP=1

     LOG=%tmp%\Inventorlpdeu2014Install.log

     Note: Refer to the following for additional details:

     [INVENTOR_LANGPACK_CHS] - Use the local abbreviation as the suffix of the section name, for example: CHS, ENU, DEU

     PRODUCT_NAME= Autodesk Inventor 2014 Language Pack - Simplified Chinese - Enter the target language name here.

     EXE_PATH=%platform%\zh-CN\inventor\inventorlp.msi - The language name (for example, zh-CN) and the path must be the same as entered Step 1.

     EXE_PARAM=STANDALONE_LP=1 - Do not remove this line. It is a requirement for the installation. Your installation will fail if you remove this line.

     LOG=%tmp%\Inventorlpchs2014Install.log - Use the local abbreviation in the log file name.

   • Save and close YOUR_DEPLOYMENT_NAME.INI file.
3. Repeat Step 1 and Step 2, to include additional language packs to your deployment installation.