Network Deployment H-E-double-Hockey-Sticks!

I have been trying for over a week now to get a Network deployment built for my Inventor Professional 2010. I go through the countless screens to configure the deployment like I want it, however when I hit the 'GO' button everything seems to work smooth. The first disk swap comes up (there are six DVD's in the pack!) and the deployment keeps on going. The second disk change comes up and that's when the trouble begins. for some reason it won't continue! I've made 2 attempts using what should be the default method and I've experienced failure on both occasions.

I then decided that maybe there was something amiss in the creation, like it can't read the disk or something stupid like that. (I don't know why because when I installed it to my laptop in a standalone setting everything went smooth. NOTE: I was using the EXACT same disks that I'm using now.) I've taken the time to copy all the contents of all SIX DVD's to the network thinking that once done I won't have to swap disks and I can just let the deployment build on it's own. That worked worse! I'm getting some stupid error like it can't copy something out of the EULA folder.

Now I'm attempting to copy the stuff I already copied to the local C: drive. It's only 15+ GB of data, so that should only take an hour or so to complete. (since computer time is counted in Microsoft minutes, which don't translate into actual minutes.) I'm pretty much done with this project for the day.

I did finally get my Vault Manufacturing (formly known as Productstream) I'm having an identy crisis!

2010 Activation

I got my Inventor Professional Activated tonight. Many people complain about the Ribbon interface of MS Office 2007, but I've really learned to love the Ribbon. I'm looking forward to going through the "What's New" stuff in both AutoCAD and Inventor. Now if my Vault Manufacturing (formly known as Productstream) would just show up I could really get going with my 2010 implementation plan!

What I found interesting is the fact that Autodesk is back to having a product key, similar to the old CD Key in R14 days.

I did find that the activation is as painless as ever.

2010 The "Money" Release

I've been looking at all the new 2010 releases of Autodesk's products I use at work. I'm very excited about this release. There are many features that will save my company money in productivity. That's why I'm calling the 2010 products the "money" release. I've got a lot of elements that I need to put in place before I can roll out the 2010 to my engineering staff, but it's a high priority for me. Over the next several posts I'll talk about the new features in the CAD software my company uses, and how we plan on implementing those features in our company to improve our design process, reduce costs, and get our equipment fabricated and installed quicker and more accurate.