Installation and Licensing Guide

Introduction:

Installation help is unified across the Autodesk family of products. The links in the following sections will take you to the general installation, network administration, and licensing guides.

For the Desktop Version of Autodesk Simulation Mechanical:

Autodesk Installation, Licensing, and Deployment

Introduction to Product Installation

Read an overview of the Autodesk installation process. Also in this section, learn about deployments, license types, and see answers to frequently asked questions about installation.

Introduction to Network Administration

Learn how to plan, create, and distribute an Autodesk deployment to standardize installation across many computers. Also, learn answers to frequently asked questions about deployments.

Licensing Overview

Learn about different types of software licensing, and how to use and manage a stand-alone license or a network license.

Simulation Mechanical – Installation Supplement

For the product-specific installation supplement, click the link below:

Simulation Mechanical Installation Supplement

For Autodesk Simulation Mechanical 360 (Cloud-Based Product):

The installation help for the Simulation 360 products is located on a separate website. These products are bundled in the Simulation Flex software package. The link below takes you to the Installation Overview page. From there, you can reach the remaining pages using the table of contents within the Simulation Mechanical 360 section.

Autodesk Simulation Flex – Installation Help

Download and Install Autodesk Inventor Fusion 2013 R1

If you need a CAD solid modeling program, or would like to try one that has direct geometry manipulation capabilities, try Inventor Fusion. This desktop application is available as an added benefit for customers with a current service subscription and a Simulation Mechanical 2015 license. You can download Inventor Fusion 2013 R1 using the following link:

http://www.autodesk.com/fusion2013r1-download

Software Updates

Autodesk Application Manager is a cloud-based software delivery solution. It has a desktop component that informs you of product updates as they become available. The Autodesk Application Manager is installed along with Simulation Mechanical and many other Autodesk products. It runs in the Windows® system tray (notification area) and, by default, starts automatically when you log into your computer. For more information, see the About Autodesk 360 and Application Manager page of the Autodesk Installation Help website.