Access to Communication Center and to Online Resources

Click the Expand to open and configure arrow to access.

Specify these options in the Communication Center section of the Create Deployment > Configure <deployment name> page of the Inventor installer.

Note: Products are updated through the Autodesk desktop app, which notifies users when updates are available. See To Specify Settings for the Autodesk Desktop App.

When creating a custom Inventor LT deployment, you can specify settings that control channels and RSS feeds for Communication Center on target computers. This deployment option eliminates the need to separately install and use the CAD Manager Control Utility on each computer to specify the desired settings for Communication Center.

Before starting the deployment creation process, use the Install Tools & Utilities function of the Autodesk installer to install Autodesk CAD Manager Tools on a computer where Inventor LT is also installed. Start the CAD Manager Control Utility, and on the InfoCenter tab, define the settings that you want to use for Communication Center on Inventor LT. In the utility, the Help button provides access to information about the settings. Experiment with the settings until you are satisfied that they work as desired. Then record these settings so you can duplicate them during the deployment creation process.

When creating a deployment, the Communication Center options are available on the Create Deployment > Configure <deployment name> page of the Inventor LT installer.

• Enable Information Channels. Provides users with access to information channels available, such as the Product Support Information channel.
• Enable CAD Manager Channel. Provides users with access to the CAD Manager Channel in InfoCenter. Define its feed location and display name.
• Enable RSS Feeds. Provides users with access to RSS feeds. Users can subscribe to any number of RSS feeds that are predefined for Inventor LT. Additionally, you can specify whether users can add their own RSS feeds.

Specify these options in the Access to Online Resources section of the Create Deployment > Configure <deployment name> page of the Inventor installer.

• Allow access to Autodesk Account from within the Autodesk product (recommended)

  Select this option to enable users to access Autodesk Account using the button on the InfoCenter toolbar of the Inventor user interface. The Autodesk Account button provides quick access to Product Support, Subscription Information, and the Benefits Center.

  When you turn off this option, the Autodesk Account button on the InfoCenter toolbar is disabled. Note, however, that users are still able to sign into their Autodesk accounts to use subscription features and add-ins.

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• Allow users to receive notifications of resolution When Inventor encounters a significant error, it automatically generates an error report. With the user's permission, the report is sent to Autodesk for analysis. When the report describes a known issue, Autodesk can immediately send information about a resolution to the user, if one is available.

  For example, Autodesk may send a link to a technical solution provided by Product Support, or notification of a hotfix, a service pack, or an update that addresses the issue. Select this option to allow Autodesk to send information about the resolution of reported problems to the user.

• Include computer name in error reports . Select this option to specify that error reports include the name of the originating computer.

  In large organizations, an internal support team may provide end-user support for Inventor. When error reports include the computer name, the internal support team can work with Autodesk Product Support to diagnose specific problems, and identify a particular error report by the relevant computer name.